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cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)
Tue Jul 2, 2013, 07:31 PM Jul 2013

Files released showing Vatican, Dolan, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, et al PROTECTED child-rapers.

Last edited Tue Jul 2, 2013, 08:14 PM - Edit history (1)

The ENTIRE RCC is complicit in this. There is no longer any denying the extent to which the Catholic Church went to protect itself by protecting and enabling CHILD-RAPERS. Sorry, my Catholic friends, there is no longer any way for you to justify your continued patronage to this terrible, evil organization. IMO, any contribution you make to this horrible institution, be it your time, your money, or your butt in a pew, makes you part of the problem.

For all the alleged good one may be able to cite in other efforts of the Catholic Church, none of it even BEGINS to balance the scales. Justice begins with YOU. Will you stay and stand with your church or will you leave it to rot in the name of justice?


Key Documents

Cemetery Trust Transfer - All Documents

Transfer funds to cemetery trust

Permission to transfer funds

Vatican Responses or Lack of Response to Laicization Petitions Post 2001 - All Documents
John O’Brien Daniel Massie Jerome Wagner Donald Peters Marvin Knighton David Hanser Michael Benham
Daniel Budzynski Ronald Engel Michael Krejci Jerome Lanser Thomas Trepanier John Wagner

Payments to Priests Accused of Molesting Children - All Documents
James Beck Franklyn Becker James Flynt James Jablonowski Jerome Wagner
Michael Krejci John O'Brien Daniel Massie Thomas Trepanier

Perpetrators Allowed to Remain Priests by the Vatican and Archdiocese (Cardinal Dolan and Archbishop Listecki) Despite Substantiated Reports of Child Sex Abuse - All Documents
John Wagner Raymond Adamsky James Beck George Hopf
Jerome Lanser Thomas Trepanier Charles Walter

The Vatican’s Response to Archdiocese’s Concerns About Admitted or Convicted Child Molesting Priests Being in Contact With Children, Despite Restrictions - All Documents
John Wagner
John O’Brien

Vatican Surprise that Archdiocese of Milwaukee is experiencing financial difficulties - All Documents
Surpise with ADOM's finances
Change in Lanser's benefits

Archdiocese Mediation Process - All Documents
Offers in mediation
Knighton
Murphy

Archbishops Cousins and Meyer Did Not Document Reports of Child Sex Abuse - All Documents
Daniel Budzynski Donald Peters Barbara Cusack Deposition Archbishop Weakland Book
William Farrell David Hanser Archbishop Weakland Book

Archbishop Dolan’s Concern About Statute of Limitations Reform - All Documents
Concern about possible legislation John Wagner
Thomas Trepanier Marvin Knighton

Dolan Decision to Release the Names of Priests With Substantiated Reports of Sex Abuse of a Minor - All Documents
Dolan Deposition
Reasons not to relase the names
decision to release made before dolan


Depositions
Cardinal Dolan Deposition Sklba Deposition Wealkand Deposition Budzynski Deposition
Cardinal Dolan Deposition Exhibits Sklba Deposition Exhibits Weakland Deposition Exhibits
Cusack Deposition Reinke Deposition Zimprich Deposition
Cusack Deposition Exhibits Reinke Deposition Exhibits Zimprich Deposition Exhibits


Priest Files
• Adamsky, Raymond J. Timeline
• Arimond, James L. Timeline
• Bandle, Ronald J. Timeline
• Beck, James W. Timeline
• Becker, Franklyn W. [9M] [Also available in Parts 1, 2, and 3 Timeline
• Benham, Michael C. Timeline
• Bistricky, Frederick J. Timeline
• Budzynski, Daniel A. Timeline
• Burns, Peter A. Timeline
• Collova, S. Joseph Timeline
• Doyle, Andrew P., III Timeline
• Effinger, William J. [8M] [Also available in Parts 1 and 2] Timeline
• Engel, Ronald Timeline
• Etzel, George A. Timeline
• Farrell, William J. Timeline
• Flynt, James M. Timeline
• Haen, Edmund H. Timeline
• Hanser, David J. Timeline
• Herbst, Harold Timeline
• Hopf, George S. Timeline
• Jablonowski, James N. Timeline
• Knighton, Marvin T. [13M] [Also available in Parts 1, 2, 3A, 3B, and 4] Timeline
• Knotek, John T. Timeline
• Krejci, Michael J. [13M] [Also available in Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4] Timeline
• Kreuzer, Eugene T. Timeline
• Krusing, Oswald G. [8M] [Also available in Part 1 and 2] Timeline
• Lanser, Jerome E. Timeline
• Lesniewski, Eldred B. Timeline
• Massie, Daniel J. Timeline
• Murphy, Lawrence G. [Also available in Part 1, 2, and 3] Timeline
• Nuedling, George A. Timeline
• Neuberger, Michael. Timeline
• O'Brien, John A. Timeline
• Peters, Donald Timeline
• Schouten, Clarence J. Timeline
• Silvestri, Vincent A. Timeline
• Trepanier, Thomas A. Timeline
• Wagner, Jerome A. Timeline
• Wagner, John C. Timeline
• Walter, Charles W. Timeline
• Widera, Siegfried Francis [8M] [Also available in Part 1, 2, and 3] Timeline



http://www.andersonadvocates.com/Archdiocese-of-Milwaukee-Documents.aspx






Documents show Milwaukee archdiocese shielded pedophile priests
By Brendan O'Brien and Geoffrey Davidian, Reuters

Roman Catholic Church officials in Milwaukee vigorously shielded pedophile priests and protected church funds from lawsuits during a decades-long sex abuse scandal, according to hundreds of newly released documents.

The documents include letters and deposition testimony from Cardinal and Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan who, during his time as archbishop of Milwaukee from 2002 to 2009, appealed to Vatican on numerous occasions to help address the ongoing fallout from the scandal.

The 6,000 pages of documents related to eight decades of abuse cases showed in great detail the Milwaukee archdiocese regularly reassigned priests who were accused of sexual molestation to new parishes and Dolan himself asking the Vatican permission to transfer $57 million to a trust fund to protect it against court action.

In 2011, the Milwaukee archdiocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing the financial drain of settling sexual-abuse claims and acknowledging missteps by the church in dealing with pedophile priests.

The judge overseeing the archdiocese's bankruptcy ordered the documents to be released.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/02/19247832-documents-show-milwaukee-archdiocese-shielded-pedophile-priests
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Files released showing Vatican, Dolan, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, et al PROTECTED child-rapers. (Original Post) cleanhippie Jul 2013 OP
Associated News Links cleanhippie Jul 2013 #1
K&R idwiyo Jul 2013 #2
Thanks. The silence on this is deafening. cleanhippie Jul 2013 #7
Not surprising. It's impossible to deny the corruption of entire institution, from the top down. idwiyo Jul 2013 #8
To me, the fact that the laity seems so disinterested in real justice, that reason has been pushed cleanhippie Jul 2013 #12
who is surprised by this? RainDog Jul 2013 #3
One more Miracle and The Rat is a Saint. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #4
I doubt Benedict will ever be put up for sainthood. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #5
Your right I should have said John Paul II, but they all sleep in the same Bed. bahrbearian Jul 2013 #6
Catholic hater!!!!!!!! burnodo Jul 2013 #9
There were many Cathoics Dorian Gray Jul 2013 #10
Yeah sure. As you put money in the plate or give the church your time, you keep telling yourself cleanhippie Jul 2013 #11
Once again burnodo Jul 2013 #13

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)
8. Not surprising. It's impossible to deny the corruption of entire institution, from the top down.
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 06:09 AM
Jul 2013

Too much evidence contradicts the 'it's few bad apples' song. So, the laity is left facing a moral dilemma of epic proportions and as always for majority the faith wins and default mode kicks in: 'See no evil, Hear no evil, Say no evil'.

cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)
12. To me, the fact that the laity seems so disinterested in real justice, that reason has been pushed
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 11:02 AM
Jul 2013

aside. I guess the years of brainwashing pay off in times like these for the church.

 

burnodo

(2,017 posts)
9. Catholic hater!!!!!!!!
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 06:32 AM
Jul 2013

Why are you lumping all Catholics in with these few bad apples. Obviously, Catholics aren't responsible for any of these things!

Dorian Gray

(13,497 posts)
10. There were many Cathoics
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 07:05 AM
Jul 2013

who were the victims of these people, too.

Some have left the church. Others have stayed. They deserve our love and support.

cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)
11. Yeah sure. As you put money in the plate or give the church your time, you keep telling yourself
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 09:40 AM
Jul 2013

That you are not part of the problem. If that makes you able to sleep at night....

 

burnodo

(2,017 posts)
13. Once again
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 08:42 PM
Jul 2013

I thought my sarcasm was visibly dripping. I can't believe all Catholics don't rise up against the church and demand real, fundamental reform.

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