Carol A. Kuhnert
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Still today, horrific reports of clergy sexual abuse of children are being made public. There is no end to the pain these survivors suffer. A 46 year old man was found hanged in his own home July 1st in Ebensburg PA. Brian Gergely had found the courage to go public in 2003, telling of Monsignor Francis McCaa sexually abusing him as a ten year old altar boy. Brian gave many interviews in hopes of encouraging other survivors to report their…..
11-’15 SPOTLIGHT movie review
This is a heads-up for anyone still doubting the truth of clergy sexual abuse reports being made against priests in the Catholic Church. This movie exposes the Church Officials’ appalling behavior in just the Boston area; shocking everyone in 2002.
I recently viewed Spotlight at a St Louis South County theatre. Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams portray journalists assigned to investigate reports by abuse survivors in Boston. A specific investigative team of the Globe…..
Bishop Robert Finn had been found guilty in 2012 of failing to report suspected clergy sexual abuse, but many found his punishment quite disappointing when he only received two years’ probation for his scandalous crimes. Still, even with just that light slap on the wrist, clergy abuse survivors could find some gratification in knowing Bishop Finn was the highest-ranked church official in the US actually convicted of failing to respond to victims’ clergy abuse allegations.
Shockingly, the Catholic Church continued…..
Excitement is building among Catholics in anticipation of Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. in Pennsylvania this month. Among other things, he’ll be visiting President Obama at the White House, addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress, addressing the U.N. General Assembly, holding an interfaith service at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, saying a Mass for church leaders at the Cathedral in Philadelphia, attending the World Meeting of Families, visiting Philadelphia’s largest prison and saying a Mass, open to…..
A lot of people ask me, “Why did you write this book?”
Learning back in the late 80s that my own brother, a Catholic priest, was a child molester, completely stunned me, but I didn’t doubt my daughter’s words as she painfully spoke of her Uncle Norman’s behavior. I thank God she found the courage to tell me about him.
I called a close family friend who had been a good support through rough times in our lives, a priest…..