Court Records Reveal Names of Active East Bay Priests Accused of Abuse

Court Records Reveal Names of Active East Bay Priests Accused of Abuse

Advocates say the Oakland diocese is using a bankruptcy bid to stall claims of alleged abuse. The diocese argues the allegations are not credible.

The Flawed System of Sexual Abuse Settlements - First Things

There was a window from the late 1980s through the early 2000s when the sex abuse of minors seemed to be a predominantly Catholic Church problem. At least in the United States, that delusion is now dead. On June 17, the Wall Street Journal reported that sex abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America, totaling some 60,000, now exceed $7 billion in value. This is more than double the financial resources allotted by the organization for compens…

California diocese files for bankruptcy to help reconcile with abuse survivors

(OSV News) — The Diocese of Fresno, California, has finally filed for bankruptcy — a year after first announcing its intention to do so — in order to address more than 150 abuse claims filed under a California lookback law and create a genuine path of reconciliation for the church and abuse survivors. “I am clear-sighted that this path is the only path that will allow us to handle claims of sexual abuse with fair, equitable compassion while simu…