Reconciliation rests with new priests in Boston and DC
In Boston and Washington, Bernard Law and Theodore McCarrick presided at five ordinations each during a weekend marked by the church’s sex abuse crisis. Law framed the moment as hopeful amid recall of past harms, while McCarrick urged careful dispensation, noting some offenders may be treated differently based on timing and conduct.
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Boston
Bernard Law
Theodore McCarrick
Washington
Holy Cross Cathedral
Law
James
John J
Vatican
McCarrick
Roberto Cortes Campos
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
James Hickey
William Baum
Abuse allegations haunt New Hampshire Fatima camp
A Roman Catholic summer camp in Gilmanton faces sex abuse claims from former campers. At least eight clergy are alleged to have abused boys during the 1960s to 1980s at Camp Fatima run by the Diocese of Manchester. Victims describe assaults in the chapel and other settings, with investigations ongoing and diocesan responses unclear.
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Gilmanton
N.H
Camp Fatima
Diocese of
Manchester
Lauren Noether
Peter Hutchins
Fatima
Karl Dowd
Hutchins
Dowd
Patrick McGee
Boston
Roderick MacLeish
Archdiocese
Massachusetts
MacLeish
New Hampshire
Priests Abuse Death Toll Involves US Clergy
The Plain Dealer reports at least 16 Catholic priests accused of abusing minors have killed themselves since 1986, including 12 in the United States. The note cites the April 4 suicide of Rev Don Rooney in the Cleveland Diocese and notes rising concern from church officials about mental distress among accused clergy.
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United States
the Plain Dealer
Don Rooney
Stephen J. Rosset
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