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Seattle Catholic is not affiliated with the Archdiocese of Seattle A Journal of Catholic News and Views 7 Jun 2002 Home Articles Letters to the Editor Assistance Needed Further Reading Links & Resources St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle... Archbishop Weakland's Legacy   by Peter W. Miller The liberal liturgist's shameful departure On May 23rd, Catholics across America started their Thursday mornings with another in a long string of shocking revelations as Paul Marcoux went on ABC's "Good Morning America" and accused longtime Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland of sexual assault. Additionally, Marcoux revealed that in 1998 Weakland paid him...

<p>My encounter with the former archbishop and his tactics.</p> <p>MILWAUKEE--As America's bishops gather in Dallas this week, they will confer on the troubles of their church without the official advice of the Most Rev. Rembert Weakland, until recently one of their most celebrated colleagues.</p>

Ex-Milwaukee Archbishop Apologizes By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Writer AP/Morry Gash [25K] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE (AP) — After acknowledging an ``inappropriate relationship'' with a 30-year-old theology student and begging for forgiveness, former Archbishop Rembert Weakland received a standing ovation as he knelt before the altar to pray. The congregation applauded for nearly two minutes for the cleric, who has said he agreed to a secret settlement four years ago with a man who accused Weakland of sexually assaulting him decades ago. ``I think he's a good man,'' said Mary Ann Herzog, 39, who attended the service Friday night. ``I feel for...

May 24, 2002 10:15 a.m.Weakland’s Exit A liberal bishop and his downfall. Today, Milwaukee Catholics are without an archbishop. Many orthodox Catholics have wondered for weeks why the sex-abuse scandal has hit America's more conservative bishops — Law of Boston and Egan of New York — hardest. Not any longer: Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee, the most liberal bishop in America, has been disgraced by the revelation that he paid $450,000 in hush money to buy the silence of an apparent former male lover. The Vatican accepted Weakland's resignation Friday morning. He had offered it in April, upon reaching his...

Weakland's views take on new meaning after scandal By DAVE UMHOEFERof the Journal Sentinel staff Last Updated: May 25, 2002 In public musings over 25 years, Rembert G. Weakland - perhaps more than any other U.S. bishop - shared his deepest thoughts on delicate matters such as the struggle to remain celibate, sexual misconduct by priests and homosexuality in the clergy. Archdiocesein Crisis Photo/File Auxiliary Bishop Richard J. Sklba assumed Rembert Weakland's duties Friday morning. Audio: Archdiocese spokesman Jerry Topczewski on transition (5/24/02) Related Coverage Sunday: Priests struggle with sermons Kane: Trio of scandals suggests something's rotten in Milwaukee Stingl:...

<p>MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland, who resigned effective Friday after acknowledging he settled a sexual misconduct allegation against him, plans to make a public apology, a spokesman said.</p> <p>The time and place of the apology has not been determined, spokesman Jerry Topczewski said.</p>

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May 24, 2002 10:15 a.m. Weakland’s Exit A liberal bishop and his downfall. Today, Milwaukee Catholics are without an archbishop. Many orthodox Catholics have wondered for weeks why the sex-abuse scandal has hit America's more conservative bishops — Law of Boston and Egan of New York — hardest. Not any longer: Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee, the most liberal bishop in America, has been disgraced by the revelation that he paid $450,000 in hush money to buy the silence of an apparent former male lover. The Vatican accepted Weakland's resignation Friday morning. He had offered it in April, upon reaching...

Weakland paid $450,000 to silence man's claim of sexual abuse, documents show Journal Sentinel staff Last Updated: May 23, 2002 Archbishop Rembert Weakland and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee paid a former Marquette University graduate student $450,000 in 1998 after he claimed he was sexually assaulted by Weakland more than 20 years before, documents obtained by the Journal Sentinel show. Paul Marcoux, 54, said in an interview last week with the Journal Sentinel that Weakland "date raped" him after the two went for dinner and had a lot to drink. Marcoux was in his early 30s at the time of the...

Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland agreed to pay $450,000 to silence a man who was accusing him of sexual abuse. (ABCNEWS.com) Vow of Silence Archbishop Signed $450,000 Agreement to Hush Sex Abuse Claim By Brian Ross May 23— Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland has urged the Catholic church to open up about its growing sex abuse crisis, but he has desperately tried to keep sexual abuse allegations against himself a secret, ABCNEWS has learned. The 75-year-old archbishop is accused of sexually assaulting an adult man, then covering it up for more than two decades. Paul Marcoux, a 53-year-old former theology student...

Legal documents previously under court seal detailing sex abuse allegations against a priest have been opened following the request of a newspaper, this time in Milwaukee. The records detail allegations brought against Fr. William Effinger in 1993 and were made open to the public April 4. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel successfully filed a motion to open them following The Boston Globe’s successful Jan. 23 court appeal to open archdiocesan records relating to allegations made against John Geoghan, a former priest accused of molesting over 130 children and now serving a 10-year sentence on one sex abuse charge (NCR, Feb. 1)....

Archdiocese fought hard in court Church aided victims, but records show it also sought legal costs By TOM KERTSCHER and MARIE ROHDEof the Journal Sentinel staff Last Updated: April 14, 2002 In the early 1990s, even as the Archdiocese of Milwaukee was getting credit for an innovative program to help heal the wounds of sexual abuse by priests, the archdiocese continued to play legal hardball with some victims. Milwaukee Photo/Mary Jo Walicki Joe Cerniglia sued the Milwaukee Archdiocese in 1993 over abuse by a priest while Cerniglia was an altar boy. Related Coverage Keeping faith: Sexual abuse victim makes peace...

Wisconsin archbishop quiet on abuse Church official kept sex-offender priest in contact with kids MILWAUKEE, April 13 — ...ARCHBISHOP REMBERT G. Weakland, head of Milwaukee’s Roman Catholic archdiocese, said in a sworn deposition that he “didn’t think it should be divulged” to the new parish that the priest had molested two children in his previous assignment. [go to URL for rest of article]

First-hand impressions of Weakland's monstrosity Since last May, I have been a part of a wonderful group of people who have opposed the interior "wreckovation" of our historic St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in the Milwaukee Archdiocese. I decided to view the changes for myself on Saturday, February 17, 2002.... View the damage for yourself.