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  • Noted author announces canonical lawsuit against Georgetown

    05/19/2012 10:03:40 AM PDT · by NYer · 11 replies
    Catholic Culture ^ | May 18, 2012
    A prominent Georgetown University alumnus has announced plans for a canonical lawsuit in a bid to restore the school’s Catholic identity. William Peter Blatty, the author of The Exorcist, is asking Georgetown alumni, faculty, students, and friends to join in his canonical case, in which he will ask the Archdiocese of Washington and the Holy See to take action “up to including the possible removal or suspension of top-ranked Georgetown’s right to call itself Catholic or Jesuit in its fundraising and representations to applicants.” In his plea for support of the canonical case, Blatty argues that Georgetown has failed to...
  • Should bishops who "cover" for abusive priests resign?

    05/18/2002 6:30:13 AM PDT · by BlessedBeGod · 50 replies · 147+ views
    Christifidelis ^ | May 1, 2002 | Charles M. Wilson
    In this section of CHRISTIFIDELIS we present questions which have been asked of the Foundation, summaries of actual cases or explanations of current issues which have to do with some aspect of ecclesiastical law. The answers or opinions given have only the force of the author's scholarship and are intended for the purpose of informing our readers. Ed. THE QUESTION: Do you think that bishops who "cover" for sexually abusive priests ought to resign? Also, why do we never hear of sexually abusive priests being brought before Church tribunals? THE ANSWER: My personal opinion is that the bishops who "cover"...
  • The Narcotic of Secrecy (Canon Lawyer Charles Wilson on the Bishops)

    05/18/2002 6:15:02 AM PDT · by BlessedBeGod · 22 replies · 159+ views
    Christifidelis ^ | May 1, 2002 | Charles M. Wilson and R. Michael Dunnigan
    By Charles M. Wilson and R. Michael Dunnigan narcotic n 1:a drug (as opium) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions --Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary 1 An ecclesiastical Enron. The Church's Watergate. A cancer on the Church. Observers have fixed on these three images to describe the widespread seduction of young boys by Catholic priests in dioceses across America.2 The observers who use these images no doubt wish to shock the public into appreciating the magnitude of the scandal. In fact, however, these metaphors are...