Monday 21 March 2011

The Philadelphia story continues ...

Philadelphia Is the Ireland of America

(http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Philadelphia-is-the-Ireland-of-America-Marci-Hamilton-3-18-2011-.html?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4d877302cb6a2121%2C0)


This story virtually wrote itself as posts with comments from the USA appeared on the blog.  We have also inserted a link to patheos.com, which may be useful in looking at some theology issues, if you're that way inclined.  On the other hand, you may be interested to know that we will be returning to some fascinating facts and leave this page to speak for itself.

Below is a list of links that readers have kindly sent us.  We have included them as part of this post for ease of access.


Bishop Dolan's interview with CBS's 60 minutes


An article by Riazat Butt in the Guardian on the Irish abuse issue
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims

Arizona "John Doe" Behind Latest Priest-Abuse Lawsuit Against Archdiocese of Philadelphia
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/03/arizona_john_doe_behind_latest.php#


11 comments:

  1. Thought you might appreciate this:
    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/17/60minutes/main20044218.shtml

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  2. Here's a direct link to the 60 min prog
    http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7360248n

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  3. and here's a copy of the letter

    http://www.catholicbishops.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Towards-Healing-and-Renewal-final.pdf

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  4. Riazat Butt has written a piece on the Irish abuse cases in the Guardian. This is the link:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/20/irish-catholic-bishops-donation-abuse-victims

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  5. I see you've reached a momentous tally - 666!

    Here are some more pickings for you:

    Arizona "John Doe" Behind Latest Priest-Abuse Lawsuit Against Archdiocese of Philadelphia

    http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/03/arizona_john_doe_behind_latest.php#




    Rome’s wider remit
    http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/16018



    Archbishop: Long-dead priest likely abused kids
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/article_af241502-8d24-57ff-a1d7-6065fbf963ed.html

    I noticed one is from the Tablet. YUK!!

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  6. Material culture - even nuns aren't what they used to be......

    Nuns sue Boston Archdiocese over retirement funds
    http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/03/21/general-us-nuns-lawsuit_8367308.html

    'We're taking you to court': Nuns SUE their local archbishop in $1.4million pensions row

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368427/Nuns-SUE-local-archbishop-1-4million-pensions-row.html#ixzz1HKcNMN1w

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368427/Nuns-SUE-local-archbishop-1-4million-pensions-row.html

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  7. Something from Europe for a change - at least we're not the only lechers!

    http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14939153,00.html

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  8. On a lighter note:

    Sexual abuse lawsuit: In the March 22 Section A, a brief news item about a civil lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia misspelled the name of a parish cited by the man who filed the suit. The man, a former altar boy, said he was abused at Our Lady of Calvary, not Cavalry, parish from 1988 to 1991.

    http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/corrections/la-a4-correx-20110324,0,3756291.story

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  9. This was priceless - the Vatican's got a nerve given all the problems within the Catholic church!

    http://richarddawkins.net/articles/606711-vatican-tells-u-n-that-critics-of-gays-under-attack

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  10. Saw this on the web -

    Does the Archdiocese owe Lynne Abraham an apology?

    http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/sixth-square/item/15875-does-the-archdiocese-owe-lynne-abraham-an-apology&Itemid=23

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  11. I see Jeff Anderson's still busy posting away.

    http://andersonadvocates.com/Posts/News-or-Event/755/70-never-released-documents-reveal-extent-of--cover-up-from-1960%E2%80%99s-through-2007.aspx

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