SEATTLE – The Archdiocese of Seattle has agreed to pay $2.05 million to settle five cases involving allegations of sexual abuse by Edward Courtney, who was a member of the Christian Brothers religious order; one of the cases involved allegations of sexual abuse by Gerard Kealy, who was also a member of the Christian Brothers. The alleged abuse occurred between the late 1970s and the early 1980s.
SEATTLE – Shortly after the public sessions of the U.S. bishops’ annual Fall General Assembly adjourned Wednesday evening in Baltimore, the bishops of the Archdiocese of Seattle reported their reflections on the week in an email to Northwest Catholic.
BALTIMORE – On the final day of the public sessions of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Fall General Assembly, November 14, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the USCCB, delivered the following remarks, according to a USCCB press release:
BALTIMORE – More than 20 bishops and cardinals offered passionate interventions during an open floor discussion on the sex-abuse crisis at the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon, November 13.
BALTIMORE – A third-party complaint hotline could solve a major problem in the church when it comes to reporting abuse — namely, that there is currently no procedure in place for filing complaints against bishops, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles said at the USCCB meeting Tuesday.
BALTIMORE – As the bishops of the United States continued their Fall General Assembly in Baltimore Tuesday, the leaders of the National Advisory Council delivered a report to the conference, telling bishops of the “depth of anger” felt by the council members over recent scandals.
BALTIMORE – On Tuesday, November 13, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ independent lay advisory panel on the protection of children and young people delivered a special report to the body of U.S. bishops regarding the abuse crisis in the church.
BALTIMORE – During a holy hour Monday morning, two survivors of clerical sexual abuse spoke to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops about their experiences, and their hopes for the future of the church.