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French archdiocese freed from 18 years of abusive leadership https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/french-archdiocese-freed-18-years-abusive-leadership THIS DIOCESE IN AVIGNON, A PLACE MANY OF US HAVE VISITED, SEEMS TO HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM!

The Doctor says that Father Chris' surgery went well. Because is was not a lateral break, but a diagonal break, they feel the repair went very well. His throat hurts, the intubation was a little rough. When the block wears off today it will probably really hurt him.  Prayers still in need as it will… Continue reading Surgery Results for Father Christopher

New Website announced: ReportBishopAbuse.org We were amused in reading the March 20-April 2 edition of the Florida Catholic which seemed to tout what so many have been waiting for in any possible reform of the Church. The headline story read: “Reporting system to record abuse complaints against bishops begins.” With our vast experience of being… Continue reading New Website announced: ReportBishopAbuse.org

by Fr. Peter Daly Seven Deadly Sins, St. Peter's Church, Linchmere The faces of monks illustrate deadly sins in this detail from a circa 1300 sculpture. (Wikimedia Commons/Simon Burchell) Reforming the priesthood will mean reducing the effects of clericalism. Clericalism is a real thing, not a myth or mirage. It is a sense of elitism… Continue reading Confronting causes of clericalism: original sin, institutional dynamics

Parishioners at St. Isabel on Sanibel Island Renew Calls To Bishop Dewane to Remove Priest Arrested on DUI Charges Father Joseph Gates Remains as Parochial Vicar of Church Despite Calls For His Removal Before Criminal Charges Were Brought Frank Dewane, Bishop of Venice, Continues to Ignore Issues Media Contact: Anne Sweeney Anne Sweeney Public Relations… Continue reading A Tale of Two Priests