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Blasts Kennedy and Kerry for their "silence" in Catholic scandals Senator Rick Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania, yesterday alleged that Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry of Massachusetts ”did nothing" about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in 2002. ”They spoke nothing. They sat by and let this happen," Santorum said. ….. Newspapers stories…

Christian Brothers Academy teacher in upstate NY to turn self in on rape charges. School officials are accused of being less than forthright with the school community after her arrest in June. Par for the course.

Another article on the growing Hispanic immigrant presence in supposedly surprising places, this this time in the NE US Meanwhile, in New York’s Finger Lakes region, "there are tensions between Mexican immigrants and the Puerto Ricans," said Alejandra Molina, a professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva. "You go to (the Spanish-language) Mass…

Ohio law  "enforcement" helped cover up abuse In a review of thousands of court and diocese documents and interviews with dozens of police officers, judges, prosecutors, victims, and advocates, the investigation found: In five cases, police officers refused to arrest or investigate priests suspected of sexually abusing children. One longtime Toledo police chief pressured subordinates…

why do you think the mouth is a baby’s primary sensory organ? I spend a lot of time thinking about that, which makes sense considering I spend a lot of time scouring the floor for small object and dried-out, rock hard toast crumbs. As I observe babies, I’m always trying to figure out, not just…

Time for my own. Last week, I read God’s Agents (still linked over there on the right, as well), which is an excellent account of the Jesuits in England through the reign of Elizabeth up to the Gunpowder Plot. So you see, it’s not  a general history of Catholics in England during Elizabeth’s reign, nor…

The Lady in the Pew would like to invite you to a contest… The Anchoress has a poll she would like you to take

In fact, no mention of the Gospel in the homily we heard. At all! We went to the traditionally German parish, a little gem of Gothic, complete with German-language stations and so on. The church was fuller than normal, and the priest wasn’t the pastor. A younger fellow, happy to be there. Turns out there…

What a terrible mess… When Stephen F. Melinger visited the newborn twins he was adopting at Methodist Hospital in April, health care workers became alarmed. On one occasion, the New Jersey man showed up with a live bird in his pocket. On another, the shoulder of his shirt was stained with bird feces. After Melinger,…

The Globe on Archbishop O’Malley Two years into his tenure as archbishop of Boston, O’Malley’s public profile has largely been defined by a few key actions: his settlement of sex abuse cases, his sale of the archbishop’s mansion and move into the cathedral rectory, his unsuccessful campaign against gay marriage, and his controversial parish closings…
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