It’s already thought the USCCB is an old boys’ club. That’s why we continue to see sexual abuse investigations 20 years after international headlines about Boston. There is no such thing as “fraternal correction” much less one buddy “investigating” another and finding much of anything. This is how people lose heart and eventually give up participation in their Catholic community, if not their faith altogether.
This is where a type of synodal approach would be helpful. Instead of resting all of the investigative power in the Metropolitan it could be a collegial act of a certain number of Local Ordinaries from the Metropolis which seems to be the example found in the Early and Patristic eras of the Church.
Thanks to all at The Pillar for keeping the ongoing bad-faith acts of the Magisterium visible. Nowhere in the world would Dolan be allowed to be the guy overseeing the investigation except our Church, which is visibly committed to the denial in every instance.
It is an extremely unfortunate predicament for a victim of clergy abuse whose sole recourse, due to the nature of abuse, is canonical! I am one who believes wholeheartedly that Bishop Di Marzio is totally innocent, I consider myself blessed to know H.E. on a personal basis. However, it seems like "Vos Estis" itself was a smokescreen. It was only promulgated in attempt to placate the justified anger of the faithful. The pattern of institutional secrecy, abuse and its cover up by bishops 'brothers' goes on now as we speak. Unless brought out in the open by the media, there is no way that the Holy See would investigate its abusive clergy, much less the bishop cover-uppers!
That's why there should be a lay review board like there is for accused priests. Otherwise it's the foxes running the henhouse. And I read an article online from the Boston Pilot referenced by New Advent that quickly disappeared that in the November 2018 bishop's meeting there had been a proposal that each bishop swear to avoid sexual sins in detail, to get help if they couldn't, and to resign if that didn't work. Rome ordered them not to, so I no longer contribute to Rome.
It’s already thought the USCCB is an old boys’ club. That’s why we continue to see sexual abuse investigations 20 years after international headlines about Boston. There is no such thing as “fraternal correction” much less one buddy “investigating” another and finding much of anything. This is how people lose heart and eventually give up participation in their Catholic community, if not their faith altogether.
This is important. Thanks for shining a light on it, JD.
This is where a type of synodal approach would be helpful. Instead of resting all of the investigative power in the Metropolitan it could be a collegial act of a certain number of Local Ordinaries from the Metropolis which seems to be the example found in the Early and Patristic eras of the Church.
Thanks to all at The Pillar for keeping the ongoing bad-faith acts of the Magisterium visible. Nowhere in the world would Dolan be allowed to be the guy overseeing the investigation except our Church, which is visibly committed to the denial in every instance.
It is an extremely unfortunate predicament for a victim of clergy abuse whose sole recourse, due to the nature of abuse, is canonical! I am one who believes wholeheartedly that Bishop Di Marzio is totally innocent, I consider myself blessed to know H.E. on a personal basis. However, it seems like "Vos Estis" itself was a smokescreen. It was only promulgated in attempt to placate the justified anger of the faithful. The pattern of institutional secrecy, abuse and its cover up by bishops 'brothers' goes on now as we speak. Unless brought out in the open by the media, there is no way that the Holy See would investigate its abusive clergy, much less the bishop cover-uppers!
That's why there should be a lay review board like there is for accused priests. Otherwise it's the foxes running the henhouse. And I read an article online from the Boston Pilot referenced by New Advent that quickly disappeared that in the November 2018 bishop's meeting there had been a proposal that each bishop swear to avoid sexual sins in detail, to get help if they couldn't, and to resign if that didn't work. Rome ordered them not to, so I no longer contribute to Rome.