Posted on 08/24/2018 3:05:06 AM PDT by markomalley
The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is under investigation in relation to the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal.
At least seven priests with ties to Illinois were mentioned in a recent Pennsylvania grand jury report where more than 300 priests were accused of abusing more than 1,000 children.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the archdiocese has already agreed to speak with her. She says she expects the same cooperation from diocese’ across the state.
“There’s a dysfunction in the family and we have to address it,” said Cardinal Blase Cupich, talking from Ireland.
The Pope will be in Ireland this weekend, just days after a Pennsylvania grand jury report that outed “predator priests.” More than 1,000 children were allegedly abused by some 300 priests over a 70-year span.
In Illinois, at least seven priests with Illinois ties were named in that explosive report.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan said, in a statement, “The Catholic Church has a moral obligation to provide its parishioners and the public a complete and accurate accounting of all sexually inappropriate behavior involving priests in Illinois.”
“Whenever there is a violation, we name it, we come out with it, we tell people what’s going on, and we make sure people are held accountable,” said Cardinal Cupich.
One of Chicago’s most notorious former priests, Daniel McCormack, pleaded guilty in 2007 to molesting five underage boys, although he’s accused of molesting over 20.
The Archdiocese of Chicago contends it continues to take steps to eliminate an abusive culture.
According to the Archdiocese of Chicago, “Since 2006, our website has included the names of clergy who have sustained claims of abuse against them. In 2014, we posted our files relating to those priests with substantiated allegations.”
“Many bishops in U.S. are just as outraged as people are when they read the grand jury report in Pennsylvania,” said Cardinal Cupich.
The seven priests in question with Illinois ties were listed as receiving everything from mental evaluation in Chicago to leading churches of their own.
While the Chicago Archdiocese already plans on cooperating, Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she expects the same cooperation from other bishops around the state or they can expect a full investigation.
They ought to be investigated for why they let Michael Pfleger stay a priest. I refuse to call him “Father”, for the record. He’s a traitor to the church who doesn’t deserve the honorific.
When they let so many gays around all those children, it was bound to happen. But they still refuse to learn, because I guess it would be unfair to not let gays have any job they want. We’ll see it again, sadly enough.
Some people are logical decision makers and say “I’ll believe it if In see it. Some people are emotional decision makers and can only see it if they believe it.
This is why love is blind. People who are in love with themselves are blind to their faults!!!
Sorry...wrong thread. Jumped threads on my cell when posting.
And oddly, it seems to fit.
What do you expect when you have a pro homosexual Pope.
PA had to come out with theirs in order to get Madigan to stir her stump.
Not all the perps in the PA report were/are gay.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the archdiocese has already agreed to speak with her.
Two (related) thoughts. Chicago Machine, in action. And, I wonder if notorious Father "Snuffy" Pflieger is involved.
How was he able to adopt a child? How????
This might be an issue but it will be buried once its found out the priests had connections outside of the Church and start to drop names.
Anything the left touches dies in a fiery farce.
Just 90% of them or so? Probably higher. Have they released the sex breakdown of the victims? I’ll bet 95% were boys.
Does it make anyone nervous that these state Attorney Generals, who are elected, to start “investigations” without specific allegations of recent wrongdoing? Could it be that they are themselves seeking publicity? Cardinal Kupich said that the names of those who have substantiated claims are posted online. I hope that is true as you can’t have more transparency than that.
Francis told me — a smelly sheep — to “Make a mess.”
Game on.
Who am I to judge?
“They ought to be investigated for why they let Michael Pfleger stay a priest. I refuse to call him “Father”, for the record. He’s a traitor to the church who doesn’t deserve the honorific.”. I agree but let me use your words,
“They ought to be investigated for why they let Blase Cupich stay a cardinal. I refuse to call him anything but heretic. For the record, he’s a traitor to the church who doesn’t deserve the honorific.”
They can start by investigating Cardinal Blase Cupich. He is most likely dirty. He is already a Heretic of the worst order!
If you look at McCarrick’s record in New Jersey, you have to wonder why the NJ Attorney General isn’t convening a grand jury to look into what went on and is still going on there.
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