tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post8858474626141729365..comments2024-01-17T03:08:25.317-06:00Comments on The Progressive Catholic Voice: In the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, "Regime Change is Not Enough"PCV Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519134580470262558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-30508403631172260682013-11-11T16:30:51.489-06:002013-11-11T16:30:51.489-06:00Cardinal Timothy Dolan endorsed Pope Francis' ...Cardinal Timothy Dolan endorsed Pope Francis' "Poor church for the poor," but said that the U.S. bishops don't have to do anything new.<br /><br />When asked by David Gibson of RNS what concrete action the bishops might take in response to the pope's new emphasis, Cardinal Dolan said, "I don't think we have to add anything."<br /><br />"Can I think of anything new?" he asked. "I don't think so.<br />John Chuchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078522877428634122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-79687738731954388632013-11-10T17:24:28.667-06:002013-11-10T17:24:28.667-06:00Thank you Bob Beutel, your message is right on. Th...Thank you Bob Beutel, your message is right on. Those who fit the culture of clericalism need to be kicked off their high pedestals, which is not a healthy place for any human being to be.<br /><br />Also, the church officials need to be investigated by law enforcement and there needs to be a thorough grand jury investigation into how this Archdiocese handles child sex abuse. Those responsible for enabling and empowering children to be sexually abused need to be prosecuted. Not one bishop is behind bars for enabling and empowering child predators to abuse more children. <br /><br />And we can not count on Pope Francis to take any decisive actions to protect kids from being sexually abused. He has not removed or demoted one bishop for covering up these sex crimes. Not even KC Bishop Finn, who is a convicted criminal and who still has his power and is still running the KC-St Joe diocese today.<br /> <br />The St Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese is not unique in how they handle child sex abuse crimes. There are others.<br />The sex abuse and cover up within the church hierarchy is still going on to this day. Cardinals and bishops are still covering up sex crimes against kids, they are still not removing accused predator clergy, and they still are not reporting to law enforcement. Their so called "zero tolerance" policy is not being followed by all the bishops who created it. They don't have to, because there is no punishment to force the bishops to change their ways of protecting their image and the institution rather than protecting innocent kids. Until they spend time behind bars for their crimes of cover up, nothing will change and children will still be sexually abused within this secret archaic system.<br /><br />Sex abuse thrives in secrecy and secret systems that allow it to continue to this day, so let's hope that anyone who may have knowledge or may have been harmed will come forward and contact police, not the church officials. They are not the proper officials to be investigating child sex crimes. <br /><br />Silence is not an options anymore, it only hurts, and by speaking up there is a chance for healing, exposing the truth, and therefore protecting others.<br />Judy Jones, SNAP Midwest Associate Director, USA, 636-433-2511. snapjudy@gmail.com, <br />"SNAP (The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-86849239413723947272013-11-10T15:59:17.436-06:002013-11-10T15:59:17.436-06:00Here in Philadelphia, the Catholic faithful know a...Here in Philadelphia, the Catholic faithful know a great deal about what your archdiocese faithful is going through. I feel it is necessary for all to keep in mind the following information which indicates the archdiocesan leadership perspective when it comes to allegations of clergy sexual abuse.<br /><br />Rev. Reginald Whitt, professor of canon law at University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis - Director of Task Force, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis<br /><br />"Canon law is very eloquent on what a bishop is supposed to do, but there is no list of Thou Shalt Nots," says Father Reginald Whitt (2002). "These (sex abusers) are criminals, but they are our criminals and we can't lose them. Indeed, the bishops have a duty to try to save them," says the Rev. Reginald Whitt, professor of canon law at University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. (2002)<br /><br />"......BISHOPS HAVE A DUTY TO TRY TO SAVE THEM (sex abuser priests)....." Well, Fr. Whitt, where is it written (no, not in text or canon law.......it is written in one's heart and soul) that the bishops have a duty to try to save the CHILDREN ABUSED and INNOCENT CHILDREN from the risk of abuse?<br /><br />Seems like little has changed since these issues were studied over a decade ago by during the Dallas Charter Charade of the USCCB.<br /><br />Father Whitt has a degree in canon law and civil law. Which perspective will take prominence and priority when he reviews the findings of the task force committee he established to review the debacle in the archdiocese? It is humanly, ethically and morally IMPOSSIBLE to avoid/resolve the conflicts of interest from both perspectives (civil and canon law) when attempting to review and support the rights of priests vs the rights of child victims.<br /><br />Michael Skiendzielewski<br />Captain (Retired)<br />Philadelphia Police Dept.<br />skiadvocathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664554461996157542noreply@blogger.com