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“Cardinal Keith O’Brien resigns amid claims of inappropriate behaviour” & related articles

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Sylvia
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Pope accepts resignation of UK’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, who has been accused of ‘inappropriate acts’ The Guardian (UK) Monday 25 February 2013 11.57 GMT Severin Carrell and Sam Jones guardian.co.uk, Cardinal Keith O’Brien is to resign amid allegations … Continue reading →

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Burton: Brother David Burton

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Sylvia
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David Jerome Burton Member of the Christian Brothers.  Served at Mount Cashel orphanage in St. John’s Newfoundland.  1983: GUILTY plea to charges of sex abuse of Mount Cashel boy.  1999 – Supreme Court of Newfoundland ruled that it would violate … Continue reading →

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Burke: Joseph Burke

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Sylvia
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Joseph Burke former Christian Brother. Teacher. Cleared by Supreme Court of Canada of convictions of indecent assault of three boys Mount Cashel orphanage in St. John’s Newfoundland – Convicted of one count of assault causing bodily harm. In 1982 taught … Continue reading →

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Articles re visitation report on the the Irish college in Rome

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Sylvia
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Priests furious at inspection into ‘gay-friendly’ Irish college independent.ie 16 June 2012 Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Papal Legate, with Taoiseach Enda Kenny at a reception to mark the 50th International Eucharistic … Continue reading →

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Dutch RC church and the castrations of 1950s and 60s

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Sylvia
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Source: NRC Handelsblad Joep Dohmen Date April 18 2012 [ The following is an unofficial translation from the Dutch. The reference to a minor who was sexually abused at Harreveld and then sent off to be castrated is reference to … Continue reading →

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Polish priest tells about colleague

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Sylvia
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Catholic Sentinel (Portland, Oregon) 2/2/2012 2:31:00 PM A Polish priest testified that a man reported to him that he was sexually abused by the former rector of a parish in Kolobrzeg, Poland. The testimony is believed to be the first … Continue reading →

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Why the apology?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Sylvia
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A good trip  – the weather was with us today and we made good time.  The lie ups at the border were just starting to build when we went through.  I think heading down on Thursday allowed us to beat … Continue reading →

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Church-related Documents

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Sylvia
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Documents or articles which shed some light on the thinking of Catholic bishops and/or the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, and/or further information which will aid in understanding what’s happening as the clerical sex abuse scandal and other clerical betrayals … Continue reading →

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What are they doing?

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Sylvia
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Hearings resumed at 0930 hours (09:30 am)this morning, Wednesday 09 April 2008. S/Sgt. Luc Brunet is back on the stand undergoing cross-examination. I have no more than half an ear to what’s going on in the Weave Shed right now. … Continue reading →

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What’s going on?

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Sylvia
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A change in plan. I just posted Joss Van Diepen Incriminated. I decided best to address Van Diepen’s application for standing and Ron’s ensuing testimony regarding Van Diepen now – it will without doubt become an issue and I am … Continue reading →

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