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DIOCESE/State Watch
Darien CT – The Darien Times provides an update
on St. John’s
parish, once the home of Fr. Fay whose alleged “financial misconduct” in
the handling of parish funds remains under federal investigation. Read more.
VOTF Bridgeport CT: “As an alternative to the Bishop's
Annual Appeal, VOTF organized the Voice of Compassion–Bridgeport Fund
in 2004 in response to many Catholics' concerns the diocese's use of faithful
Catholics' money
to pay settlements for survivors of priestly sexual abuse.” For more,
click
here.
Also, visit the VOTF Bridgeport web
site.
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VOTF Greater Hartford and VOTF Farmington Valley met with Archbishop Mansell,
on behalf of all the VOTF members in their region. They recount that visit
at http://www.votfbpt.org/html/links.html (click on May 2007).
Boston MA – “The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Boston announced a $65 million dollar deal on Thursday to sell its administrative
headquarters
in Brighton to Boston College to complete a money-saving move to the suburbs.” See
the Worcester
Telegram and the VOTF Boston press
statement here.
VOTF St. Louis applauds Archbishop Burke for a newly inaugurated
wellness
program for priests. Read
more.
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AND news that the Boston archdiocese has also been reaching out to priests.
Read
more.
Los Angeles CA: “Citing an alleged misrepresentation
by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, a judge ruled Wednesday that four people can seek
punitive damages
against the Los Angeles Archdiocese for failing to protect them from a priest
they accused of sexual abuse.” Read
more.
Delaware: “After a five-hour hearing today that included
the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington warning of possible ministry cutbacks and
an industry
representative warning of the potential for higher cost or non-existent insurance
coverage, the House Judiciary Committee voted 5-0 to release a bill that would
eliminate the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse cases.” Read
more.
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