Welcome to Protecting Our Children. We are parents, educators, and child advocates providing a forum for sharing resources that help the Catholic Community – lay men and women, priests, and bishops – keep our children safe. Our web page includes a mission statement, a selected bibliography, links to resources for Parents, Teachers, and Children. Mission […]
Voice of the Faithful has published the first independent, online review of all U.S. Roman Catholic dioceses’ level of compliance with child protection and safe environment guidelines. The average overall score was 67%, with the most frequently achieved score 63.5%. Although some dioceses did well, no diocese achieved 100%, and three dioceses scored in the […]
BOSTON, Mass., June 29, 2015 – Voice of the Faithful, a Roman Catholic Church reform movement, is gratified the Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld a superior court ruling finding the Archdiocese of Hartford “acted negligently and recklessly” in assigning a known pedophile priest as director of an elementary school where he abused Jacob Doe, the […]
In the Vineyard :: May 22, 2023 :: Volume 23, Issue 9 National News Illinois Catholic Dioceses Report on Protocols for Handling Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors Against Clerics This week, the Catholic dioceses in Illinois issued a statement and summary of their common processes for handling allegations of sexual abuse of minors against any Catholic cleric […]
In the Vineyard :: May 8, 2023 :: Volume 23, Issue 8 National News Women in the Diaconate In her reflection on women and ministerial service in the Church at a Loyola Institute symposium: “A Servant Church on the Synodal Way”, Dr. Phyllis Zagano said, “Women can receive the sacrament of order as deacons, just as they […]
TOP STORIES Fordham report faults Jesuits for stressing discretion in handling abusive priests“Anew report from the Jesuit-run Fordham University on the long-term impacts of clergy sexual abuse criticizes the global Jesuit religious order for placing importance on discretion when handling Catholic priests accused of abuse, instead of on discipline or prevention of further abuse. The […]
Highlighting issues we face working togetherto Keep the Faith, Change the ChurchVatican Overrides Bishop on 13 Cleveland Church ClosingsIn a rare instance, the Vatican has reversed a U.S. bishop and has taken the extraordinary step of overruling the closing of 13 parishes by the Cleveland Diocese.— FutureChurch’s Statement on Vatican’s DecisionsThe Archbishop of Dublin Candidly […]
Questions sent to the candidates via email are posted here along with the answers sent by each candidate. Question for All Cadidates From Ellen L: The situation with pedophile priests in not new – as a youngster because of family ties, I remember law enforcement and politicians forewarning the bishop when a priest was in […]
In the Vineyard :: March 25, 2022 :: Volume 22, Issue 6 National News A VOTF Retrospective: 20 Years of Workon Protecting Our Children By Patricia T. Gomez, Ph.D., VOTF Board Member, Co-Chair Protection of Children Working Group Twenty years have passed since the public exposé of clergy sexual abuse within the Catholic Church by […]
