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Guidelines in Response to Accusations
Guidelines for Initial Response to Accusations An accused priest needs civil and canonical lawyers to protect themselves. At the beginning the priest needs to ADMIT NOTHING, slow down, and seek advice from canon & civil lawyers (cf. further resources below). If called to the Chancery it is best not to…
New Initiative from Mutual Support Working Group
What to do when yourself or another priest is accused of sexual abuse? Abuse is a terrible sin. It is horrifying to the victims, to bishops, to fellow priests and to the alleged perpetrator. This past year the AUSCP Mutual Support Committee has put together a list of things an accused priest…
Abortion: Do Not Weaponize the Eucharist
Some American bishops have pushed back against their colleagues who have publicly criticized President Biden and restricted his access to receive communion. After Archbishop Gomez criticized him for pursuing policies that threaten human life, especially legalizing abortion, Cardinal Blasé Cupich of Chicago said the criticism of Biden was “ill-considered,” unprecedented and…
Why Laudato Si’ Week deserves your attention
By Tony Magliano Are you ready for Laudato Si’ Week? Is your parish ready? Perhaps you are wondering, “What is Laudato Si’ Week?” And for that matter, what does Laudato Si’ mean? Laudato Si’ is medieval Italian for “Praise be to you.” It is a quote from St. Francis of…
Wisdom Wednesday | May 24th
Welcome to Wisdom Wednesday. This week, we offer newsworthy items from the “other” world – the southern hemisphere and the eastern world. There’s no surprise in any of these reports – and maybe that is a surprise: “Their” news looks a lot like “ours.”