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In Spirit and Truth Reading Roundup: April 2023 Edition

May 1, 2023
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April brought significant developments regarding sexual abuse and institutional betrayal by Catholic leaders - particularly in Maryland and my home state of Wisconsin.

This is a long roundup, so if you only have time to read a few articles this month, I recommend you start with those in bold below.


Maryland Attorney General Report and Response

  • Report details ‘staggering’ church sex abuse in Maryland

  • Catholic church in Maryland slammed after sex abuse report

  • Report details horrors of life in hardest-hit Catholic parishes, schools

  • These survivors thought they knew the details. Then came the reports.

  • Abusive priests were once seen as moral failures. Now they get psychiatric treatment.

  • A Maryland prosecutor granted immunity to a predatory priest. Only the truth holds him accountable.

  • Apology, Healing, and Action: Response by Archbishop Lori

  • Statement from AG Brown Regarding Statements by Archdiocese of Baltimore

  • AG accuses Baltimore Archdiocese of stalling sex abuse investigation

  • House casts vote on child sexual abuse bill, Moore plans to sign into law

  • 'Charm city' lessons for Lori and the USCCB

Developments in Wisconsin

  • McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen in Wisconsin

  • Two Years Into Wisconsin’s Faith Leader Investigation, McCarrick is Charged, Survivors Can Still Report

  • Madison Diocese brother sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of minor

  • 'Child Victims Act' would allow victims of child sexual abuse to file civil suits until age 45. Victims say it's not enough.

  • Abused by Norbertine priests as a child, he's now breaking his silence

  • Interview with Nate’s Mission about WI DOJ Investigation

Other U.S. News

  • Colorado: Aspen police find abuse accusations against priest ‘unfounded’

  • Georgia: Church sex abuse allegations detailed in Georgia report

  • Illinois: Priest cleared of accusations of sexually abusing minor decades ago

  • Kansas: Kansas Senate ends limits on child sex abuse prosecutions

  • Maine: Penobscot Tribal Nation members sue Maine diocese for sexual abuse

  • New York: For survivors of sex abuse, the Albany Roman Catholic Diocese's bankruptcy filing is just one more betrayal

  • Pennsylvania: Lawsuit accuses Archdiocese of Philadelphia of moving sexually abusive priest + McGoldrick Provides Case Study On Sins of the Present

  • South Carolina: Church officials twice warned about priest who allegedly assaulted 11-year-old, prosecutors say

  • Washington: Washington State House passes bill requiring clergy to violate the seal of confession

International News

  • France: Shattered: L’Arche community confronts its founder’s lies

  • Germany: Former German bishops’ chairman faces ‘Vos estis’ probe

  • Germany: More than 250 Catholic priests suspected of abuse in Germany

  • Philippines: Police arrest priest for rape

  • Vatican: Accountability for lay groups destined to be test of sex abuse reform

  • Vatican: Papal abuse commission signs agreement with evangelization office

  • Vatican: Fr. Hans Zollner sets record straight on resignation from Vatican body

From Awake Milwaukee

  • From the Catholic Register of Canda: Survivors build bridges to reconciliation

  • The Way of the Cross with Survivors

  • Survivor Story: Valentino “Val” Borrelli

Going Deeper

  • Can anyone at the Vatican agree on who’s a ‘vulnerable adult’?

  • Debate over abusers’ artwork pits tradition against new moral imperatives

  • The Denial and the Dissonance (on abuse at Franciscan University of Steubenville)

  • When a diocese goes bankrupt, does it help or hurt sex abuse survivors?

  • Church Needs Creative Ministries to Care for Abuse Survivors, Advocate Says

  • Research and Statistics about Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse

  • Progress Made Protecting Minors, But Adults Remain Vulnerable To Clergy Abuse, Say Experts


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I will be back with more from our Survivors’ Voices panel soon. Thank you for reading and caring.

~ Sara

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