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VOLUME 7 • NUMBER 41
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16, 2018
Veterans Day at St. Francis of Assisi School
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ICCS Alumni Remembrance Mass #iGiveCatholic 2018 Rosary maker grows own beads; ‘too
Celebrated at IC Cathedral few people pray in world,’ he says
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03 An Ode to America
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04 Veterans Day at St. Francis of Assisi School
05 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch The West Tennessee Catholic is a
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07 Catholic Divorce Care Ministry to sharing the Good News of
Jesus Christ primarily with the
07 ICCS Alumni Remembrance Mass Celebrated at IC Cathedral people of the Diocese of Memphis
in Tennessee and, secondarily,
08 Archival find at Catholic U. leads to Kristallnacht remembrance
with the world at large.
10 Immaculate Conception Cathedral School is now accepting applications for
The West Tennessee Catholic
the 2019 School Year
focuses on presenting material
10 Advent Gathering which instructs the faithful in church
teaching as expressed by the Pope and
11 Angels & Demons by Father Ben Bradshaw the Conference of Catholic Bishops,
all in accord with the Magisterium.
11 The Diocesan Celebration of Wedding Anniversaries The goal is to teach, encourage, aid in
faith formation and support Catholics
12 #iGiveCatholic 2018
who seek the truth of Christ and are
working toward personal sanctity.
13 Bishops say they face angry questions over mishandling of abuse reports
16 Rosary maker grows own beads; ‘too few people pray in world,’ he says The message is shared in a positive,
family-oriented, pro-life, nonpartisan
17 Bishops offer perspectives on next steps forward in addressing abuse and encouraging manner. In addition,
news articles emphasize local events
19 What do Catholics expect from USCCB meeting on abuse crisis? and interests specific to our schools,
parishes and diocese which show
22 National Review Board offers suggestions for bishops’ accountability
how Catholics are answering the
call to be Good Samaritans in the
24 Bishops consider, comment on proposed pastoral against racism
Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee.
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knowing who she was, or of the Californian hockey player,
An Ode to America who gave his life fighting with the terrorists and prevented
the plane from hitting a target that could have killed other
Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one hundreds or thousands of people.
another even if you painted them all one color! They speak all
the languages of the world and form an astonishing mixture How on earth were they able to respond united as one human
of civilizations and religious beliefs. being? Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note,
the memory of some turned into a modern myth of tragic
On 9/ll, the American tragedy turned three hundred million heroes. And with every phone call, millions and millions of
people into a hand put on the heart. Nobody rushed to accuse dollars were put into collection aimed at rewarding not a man
the White House, the Army, or the Secret Service that they or a family, but a spirit, which no money can buy. What on
are only a bunch of losers. Nobody rushed to empty their earth unites the Americans in such a way? Their land? Their
bank accounts. Nobody rushed out onto the streets nearby to history? Their economic Power? Money? I tried for hours
gape about. to find an answer, humming songs and murmuring phrases
with the risk of sounding commonplace, I thought things
Instead the Americans volunteered to donate blood and to over, I reached but only one conclusion... Only freedom can
give a helping hand. work such miracles.
After the first moments of panic, they raised their flag over We rarely get a chance to see another country’s editorial
the smoking ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the about the USA. The article was written by Mr. Cornel
colors of the national flag. They placed flags on buildings and Nistorescu and published under the title ‘C’ntarea
cars as if in every place and on every car a government official Americii, meaning ‘Ode ToAmerica’ in the Romanian
or the president was passing. On every occasion, they started newspaper Evenimentulzilei.
singing: ‘God Bless America !’
It took a person on the outside - looking in - to see what we
I watched the live broadcast and rerun after rerun for take for granted. g
hourslistening to the story of the guy who went down one
hundred floors with a woman in a wheelchair without
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Veterans Day at St. Francis Mr. Marvin Johnson served in Viet Nam and Bromberg,
Germany from 1966 -1974. Then Mr. Johnson joined the
of Assisi School Military Reserve where he served for 24 years.
Mr. Don Thompson served in the Navy as a Naval Special
Cordova, Tennessee – November 12, 2018 - St. Francis of
Warfare SEAL for 26 years, retiring in 1996. Mr. Thompson
Assisi School is proud to recognize two veterans who are
was deployed to Viet Nam, Grenada, and Lebanon. He lived
members of our school family – Mr. Marvin Johnson and Mr.
in both Korea and the Philippines for two years where he
Don Thompson. Students from our Part Time program and
worked with those country’s Special Operations Forces.
3K class presented Mr. Johnson and Mr. Thompson with a
In addition, Mr. Thompson participated in two spacecraft
“hand-made” tribute along with cards made by SFA students
recovery missions, Apollo 17 and Skylab II. g
thanking them for their service to our country.
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network addresses the challenges facing humanity and
IDENTITY assists the mission of the Church.
To pray and work to meet the challenges of the world identified by the Pope. His
VISION intentions are keys for our prayers and mission.
You are apostles in daily life, walking a spiritual path called “Way of the Heart,”
MISSION working to serve Christ’s mission.
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Bah humbug? Not really. Purists will fret and insist that less
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch is truly more, but parents will be delighted. “Dr. Seuss’ The
Grinch” is perfectly acceptable holiday fare for all ages, an
amusing and entertaining romp with eye-popping visuals
By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service
and Geisel’s core lesson about the redemptive power of
kindness and forgiveness intact.
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Somewhere Theodor Geisel may be
spinning in his grave over the latest treatment of one of his The bare bones of the original story remain in place,
most famous character creations, “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch” narrated by Pharrell Williams. The Grinch (voice of Benedict
(Universal). If so, he’s only revolving gently. Cumberbatch) is a fuzzy green creature who lives high above
the hamlet of Who-ville in a cave on Mount Crumpet, with
Geisel, who died in 1991, wrote his children’s story, “How his loyal dog, Max, by this side. With a heart “two sizes too
the Grinch Stole Christmas!” in 1957. Hollywood has served small,” he wants nothing more than peace and quiet and to
up multiple adaptations of the classic tale. But the most be left alone.
memorable version remains the 1966 CBS cartoon special
helmed by Chuck Jones and featuring the voice of Boris In this version, though, the Grinch is no recluse. He travels
Karloff as the lead. down the mountain to do his shopping at “Who Foods
Market” (one of a plethora of puns) and frighten every child he
Now directors Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney present an encounters, including Cindy-Lou Who (voice of Cameron Seely).
extravagant animated big-screen take. Like a giant piece
of sticky taffy, the original 69-page storybook has been Cindy-Lou is no longer “no more than two,” as Geisel
stretched and twisted in all directions by screenwriters cast her. Now she’s a rambunctious pre-teen with a posse
Michael LeSieur and Tommy Swerdlow, with new characters of friends, who devise a scheme to trap Santa Claus on
and subplots, and a backstory that casts the eponymous Christmas Eve.
grump in a sympathetic light.
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The Grinch has other plans, determined to put a halt to the The film contains mild cartoonish action. The Catholic News
incessant joy and goodness of the Whos by masquerading Service classification is A-I -- general patronage. The Motion
as Santa and stealing every Christmas present, tree and Picture Association of America rating is PG -- parental guidance
decoration in sight. suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. g
Without spoiling an ending that surely everyone knows,
someone will eventually discover that “Maybe Christmas
doesn’t come from a store,” a heart will grow three times
larger, and a “roast beast” will be carved.
Viewers of faith will be delighted by the singing of two classic
carols, “Silent Night” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.”
The latter’s verse, “Remember Christ our Savior/Was born
on Christmas Day,” is repeated twice, a rare Hollywood
reminder that, amid the commercial trappings on display, the
true meaning of the holiday should not be overlooked.
The Catholic Diocese of Memphis does not tolerate child abuse. Anyone who suspects child abuse
is occuring needs to call the Abuse Hotline and diocesas Human Resources.
Trained case managers respond 24/7 when you call Hotline. You will be asked for the victim’s name, addresses
and names of family members. You will need to describe the situation, victim’s condition, and any information
reported by the victim about abuse. Please also notify the Catholic Diocese of Memphis Human Resources.
Abuse Hotline
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ICCS Alumni School and its predecessor schools, Immaculate
Conception High School and Elementary School and
Remembrance Mass Memphis Catholic High School.
Celebrated at IC Cathedral Following Mass, alumni representing six decades joined
current ICCS high school students for a reception in the
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A Mass of remembrance was celebrated on Saturday, Nov.
10 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for
deceased alumni of Immaculate Conception Cathedral
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Archival find at Catholic 3,000 Jews arrested and sent to concentration camps, and
nearly 100 more killed during the rampages, which shocked
U. leads to Kristallnacht the world.
remembrance It was an open question, though, as to how American
Catholics felt about Kristallnacht, which some had likened
to a pogrom in which Jews are forcibly exiled. Father
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service
Charles Coughlin, the “radio priest” during the Depression,
had been for years salting anti-Semitic commentary into his
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jews worldwide will remember weekly broadcasts, which reached tens of millions of people,
the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht. In a direct German despite the grumblings of several U.S. bishops who wanted
translation, it means “Crystal Night,” but it is more him off the air.
commonly thought of as “Night of Broken Glass,” as Nazis
and their sympathizers rampaged through Nazi Germany But it was the discovery in The Catholic University of
-- which by this time had absorbed Austria and the America’s archives in 2004 of an old, scratched record,
Sudetenland -- the night of Nov. 9-10, 1938. labeled only “Catholic Protest Against Nazis -- Nov. 16,
1938,” that set the wheels in motion for a long-overdue
More than 7,000 Jewish-owned stores and businesses were reconsideration of Catholic attitudes toward anti-Semitism in
damaged, more than 250 synagogues destroyed, more than general, and Kristallnacht in particular.
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The record, which was unplayable with the university’s own Dennis Dougherty of Philadelphia, Sherman wrote: “I, and I
equipment, had to be sent elsewhere to be digitized. What believe millions of others, cannot believe in your sincerity to
it contained was a half-hour program featuring Catholic teach democracy while you have a Father Coughlin openly
bishops from across the nation, and former New York preaching hate against his fellowmen,” with the “e” printed
Gov. Al Smith, who became the first Catholic presidential by hand over the typed “a.”
nominee of a major political party in 1928, roundly
condemning the Nazis’ actions and expressing solidarity Father Charles Edward Coughlin was a Canadian-American
with Jews under the Nazis’ rule. priest based in Detroit who used radio to reach a mass
audience. During the 1930s, an estimated 30 million
Based on the discovery of that disc, Catholic University is listeners tuned to his weekly broadcasts. He eventually was
hosting its own Kristallnacht remembrance Nov. 16, the 80th forced off the air in 1939 because of his pro-fascist and anti-
anniversary of that broadcast. Semitic rhetoric.
The free event will feature performances by faculty and Sherman received a reply from Cardinal Dougherty, but it
students of musical selections by Jewish composers, and a must have been unsatisfactory, for the businessman wrote
composition written by Catholic University music professor back to the prelate: “With the Catholic Church and it strong
Joseph Santo, “Malachey Elyon” (“Messengers of the Most organization, there should be no difficulty in squelching
High”), which incorporates texts from the broadcast. Father Coughlin at all. Instead of being humble and fully
admitting that he did not tell the truth in regards to his
Speakers will include university president John Garvey; accusations against the Jews, International Bankers, etc., he
Zion Evrony, former Israeli ambassador to the Vatican and now shouts it further.”
a visiting Catholic University professor; CUA education
archivist Maria Mazzenga on her research of the recording; Later, in a missive to Catholic University rector Father
and Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw, dean of CUA’s School of Joseph Corrigan -- later a bishop -- Sherman complained
Music, Drama and Art. about the “so called man of God Father Coughlin.”
After determining the record’s content, “I contacted the folks Father Corrigan wrote back: “Those who would stigmatize
at the (United States) Holocaust (Memorial) Museum,” said the Catholic Church for such conduct of one individual come
Mazzenga in a Nov. 6 telephone interview with Catholic very close themselves to the standard of judgment which they
News Service. “This was something huge,” she added. “It’s deplore when applied to themselves. It would be a wrong,
changed the literature on Catholic responses to the Holocaust and it truly is, to condemn Jews for the culpable actions of
-- distinctly Catholic responses.” some Jews. How, then, can it be right to blame the Catholic
Church for the attitude of one member?
Further fruits from the recording netted a front-page New
York Times article on the broadcast the day after it aired on “I have written you to this extent, my dear Mr. Sherman,
both NBC and CBS -- a joint presentation unusual even then in the hope that you will understand the difficulties of
for competing networks. our position.”
Mazzenga also was able to track down five legal-size pages Thus began a fairly fruitful exchange between the two. In a
featuring the full transcript of the broadcast distributed by letter to Father Corrigan dated Sept. 15, 1939 -- two weeks
CNS’ predecessor, National Catholic Welfare Conference after World War II began in Europe -- Sherman sounded
News Service. “NCWC did a great job publicizing” the events hopeful. “Our mayor is now taking evidence so as to
of the time, she said. Mazzenga later edited a book and prosecute the speakers who incite to riot and I think that now
contributed an essay in a series of academic papers presented that Russia and Germany have aligned themselves together,
at a Holocaust Museum workshop inspired by the discovery. these conditions of which I complain of may be eliminated.”
A little further digging in the CUA archives found He added that fellow members of the Jewish War Veterans of
correspondence that spanned nearly a year between America were planning to sue Father Coughlin for his on-air
Irving Sherman, head of the Atlas Publishing and Novelty remarks. It took another year, but Father Coughlin was forced
Co. of New York City, and Catholic figures who spoke off the air. The priest was silenced by the Vatican in 1942. g
on the broadcast. In a Nov. 25, 1938, letter to Cardinal
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Angels & Demons by
Father Ben Bradshaw
Monday, Nov 19, 2018 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - English
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The Diocesan Celebration
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Married couples throughout the Diocese celebrating 25, 50
and 50 plus years of marriage in 2019 and their guests are
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Saturday, February 9, 2019
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The Catholic Diocese of Memphis is delighted to once again participate in the #iGiveCatholic Giving Day! Now in its 4th
year, #iGiveCatholic is celebrated annually on #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back.
Declared “the most successful Catholic crowdfunding event to date” by the National Catholic Register, the giving day kicks
off the charitable season and brings the Catholic community together to give thanks and give back to the organizations that
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When? #iGiveCatholic takes place on Tuesday,
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Bishops say they face angry
questions over mishandling
of abuse reports
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- U.S. bishops admitted during
a wide-ranging discussion during their fall general
assembly that parishioners are angry and continually
ask how a charismatic clergyman was able to rise
through church ranks despite widespread knowledge of
allegations that he sexually abused seminarians and boys.
The predicament in which the church finds itself
stemming from the fallout surrounding Archbishop
Theodore E. McCarrick has left the bishops with few
satisfactory answers for parishioners. following reports of sexual abuse allegations involving
minors decades ago and seminarians more recently. He
The bishops also are faced with having to reflect on has denied the allegations.
how they can become better shepherds in a time of
widespread doubt and distrust within the church, several Bishop Barron added that he hopes the investigation
bishops said during a 65-minute session Nov. 13th at the sought by Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-
assembly in Baltimore. Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops, moves forward both in the United States and
Bishops said they have heard in writing and in listening at the Vatican.
sessions from upset parishioners about the renewed
scandal surrounding months of reports of clergy sexual Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey,
abuse and the failure to adequately respond to problem responded to several bishops who wondered about the
clergy. Words such as “outrage,” “anger” and “abuse of status of the investigations. He said the Vatican’s inquiry
power” permeated their comments. is underway and that officials in each of the dioceses
and archdioceses where the former cardinal served
One of them, Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, -- New York; Newark and Metuchen, New Jersey; and
Ohio, urged his fellow prelates to “go the extra mile, take Washington -- are slowly moving forward, but that they
the extra step to communicate to people that we hear are being complicated by factors outside of the church.
what they have to say.”
The New Jersey attorney general is investigating the
Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles said church’s handling of abuse claims and is limiting how
the circumstances surrounding Archbishop McCarrick “is quickly church officials in Newark and Metuchen can
a major concern for people.” access its files, Cardinal Tobin said.
Pope Francis accepted Archbishop McCarrick’s “We are ready to go, but need the attorney general’s go
resignation from the College of Cardinals in July ahead,” he said.
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As the conversation opened, Cardinal DiNardo said that He also called on the USCCB leadership to appeal to Pope
a task force of three former USCCB presidents has been Francis for help in seeking to restore trust and accountability.
formed and they will provide regular communication
with bishops and the wider church about responses to the At various points during the conversation, bishops
abuse crisis. The announcement met with wide approval reflected on the spiritual side of their lives, with some
from the assembly. suggesting that the way to restore trust and develop a
better understanding of what it means to be a prelate
Task force members are New York Cardinal Timothy involves a deeper relationship with Jesus.
M. Dolan, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky. Cardinal Roger W. Mahony, retired archbishop of Los
Cardinal DiNardo said he will chair the group. Angeles, recalled the life of St. Charles Borromeo, who
faced a church in crisis in the 16th century, who invited
The conversation also surfaced some willingness among priests and bishops to be more collegial and to do so
bishops to pass some sort of resolution to act despite a through prayer.
Vatican letter asking that no action be taken on proposals
that include establishing standards of episcopal “It would seem to me that we as bishops need to form
accountability and forming a commission that would more and more prayerful relationships among ourselves
handle complaints when the standards are violated. ... and ongoing opportunities for our own relationship
based totally on Jesus Christ,” he said.
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois,
offered that a nonbinding vote be taken to convey a sense Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon,
of the bishops’ intentions to tackle the abuse crisis and said he has taken a “hard look” at his life and how he
send a message to parishioners. carries out his ministry since the scandal arose in June.
Jesus offers each person facing troubled times. He said
“We are not branch managers of the Vatican,” he said. he has found comfort in the “saving power” of Jesus.
“Our people are crying out for some action.”
Future historians will study how the bishops responded
Other comments offered suggestions for the need to the abuse crisis, he said, suggesting that the bishops
to recommit to transparency and accountability in “recommit to the sacred that has been given to us by
ministry and the need to restore the trust of the laity Jesus Christ.”
across the church.
Being grounded in the mission of Jesus that calls for
“How bishops are held accountable when there is misconduct serving the faithful as shepherds is vital in restoring trust,
is not clear,” said Archbishop George J. Lukas of Omaha, explained Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami.
Nebraska. “I think there’s a process out there that happens
some time, but it’s not timely and it’s not clear.”
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We will regain trust by doing what we are supposed to be
doing as pastors and shepherds,” he said. “We walk with
them and we can regain their trust.”
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri,
urged the bishops “to remember the necessity of the laity
in helping us get out of this mess.”
He proposed that the USCCB employ the services of
expert lay Catholics to study what he recalled Archbishop
Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis describing
during a homily at Mass for the assembly Nov. 12 as “the
root causes of the abuse of power by U.S. hierarchy.”
Laypeople, he added, are willing to partner with the
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Rosary maker grows own and he made rosaries. He gave me some. Then, after that, my
wife (Arlean) recommended that I learn how to make rosaries.”
beads; ‘too few people pray Now, he tends to his garden diligently, watching the grains
in world,’ he says as they ripen, and picking them individually after close
inspection. They are black on the vine, then turn to a
medium gray within a few days of picking. He strings them
By Dave Hrbacek Catholic News Service
together with wire in his basement, then attaches a metal
crucifix to each finished string of five decades.
Now, he grows them. In the backyard of his modest home,
the 90-year-old waters and nurtures waist-high plants He has “no clue” how many rosaries he makes a year. The
known as “Job’s Tears.” He picks the round grains when best figure he can come up with is “more than 10 and less
they ripen in late summer and uses them for rosary beads. than 500.”
From the yard, the gray beads go to his basement workshop, What he keeps better track of is the number of beads he
where he turns them into devotional keepsakes that he grows. “I would bet this year I got more than a thousand,”
hands out freely to anyone who asks. He takes most of them he said. “I got 200 beads out of one plant.”
to his parish, St. John the Baptist in Savage, where they are
sold in a small gift shop. When asked why he keeps growing them year after year, he
simply said, “It keeps me busy, and I enjoy working at it.”
“A friend of mine gave me 11 seeds in the year 2003,”
Bueltel explained. “He said my soil was better. So, I planted But there is a deeper meaning to the craft, one that is tied to
those 11 seeds. Ten of them grew, and I gave them all to him, a spiritual awakening.
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“I’ll tell you what,” he said. “Prior to this experience, I really He sent one to him at the suggestion of his former pastor,
didn’t pray the rosary. But now, I do. So, some good (came) Father Michael Tix, who now works as the archdiocese’s
out of it.” episcopal vicar for clergy and parish services.
He has become devoted to the prayer, going to church every The response he received is now a keepsake.
weekday morning that he can for the rosary and Mass.
“It’s one of my main things,” he told The Catholic Spirit, “It was just a nice thank-you letter,” Bueltel said, as he
newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. proudly pulled out the letter and shared its contents.
Others should follow suit, he believes. That’s all the reward he needs. He does not accept money
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“The problem with the world,” he said, “is too few people pray.”
One of the most important rosaries he made was for
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda, shepherd of the archdiocese.
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on next steps forward in
addressing abuse
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Although unable to vote on specific
proposals on episcopal accountability standards and other
protocols to address the current clerical sex abuse crisis
facing U.S. Catholicism, two bishops suggested items on
which a consensus could be built among the nation’s bishops.
“We were reminded of the nagging reality of the McCarrick
situation and how that weighs heavily right across the
country,” said Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Portland, Maine,
chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Canonical Affairs
and Church Governance during a Nov. 13th news conference
following that day’s session of the bishops’ Nov. 12th-14th fall
general meeting in Baltimore.
“I thought that was an important takeaway,” he said.
News reports first surfaced in June detailing allegations
from decades before against retired Archbishop Theodore
E. McCarrick of Washington when he served as a priest
and bishop in New York and New Jersey. After further
allegations continued to emerge over the summer,
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Archbishop McCarrick resigned from the College of Bishop Deeley recalled how the Portland Diocese dealt with
Cardinals, and has moved to a monastery in Kansas. sex abuse allegations against priest when his predecessor,
Bishop Joseph J. Gerry, headed the diocese. He “needed
“It was interesting to see how the ‘metropolitan in the region’ the help of the attorney general of Maine,” who in turn
started to evolve in the discussion,” said Bishop Deeley, who collaborated with each of the district attorneys in the state’s
characterized the discussion as “kind of freewheeling.” 16 counties.
Some bishops began advocating on the floor of the “Consultors went through all the cases. The ones who
meeting Nov. 13th for a greater role for archbishops, who had accusations or allegations of any kind were studied
serve as metropolitans for the regions in which they by the attorney general,” Bishop Deeley said. “It was a
serve. The archbishop of Cincinnati, for example, serves cooperative, collaborative process. That’s a fine way to do
as the metropolitan for all Ohio Latin-rite dioceses. The it, if that’s possible.” g
archbishop of Boston serves as metropolitan for the six
states of New England.
Archbishops were being recommended as a possible avenue
for being told of allegations against bishops and a starting
point for determining the credibility of such allegations; the
archbishop also could persuade a bishop to step aside at least
temporarily from his diocese as an investigation got underway.
Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and
Minneapolis said he sensed a “firmer resolve” among
the bishops around a whole range of issues, signaling a
“culture change.”
Those issues, Bishop Cozzens added, include the involvement
of the laity in a process of investigating allegations.
“We’ve seen lots of comments and questions about
transparency, questions about lists, questions about laity
and review boards,” he said. “The principles around how
our proposals were built were not questions, just how they
are put in practice.”
Bishop Cozzens added, “It was expressed by several bishops
today that there was a desire to work with the Holy Father,
but to let the Holy Father know what are our needs ... and
what we’re hearing from our people, the laity, what we’re
hearing form the National Advisory Board. Certainly, that’s
something the Holy Father’s going to want to listen to.”
He termed it as “one of the clearly felt needs of the body (of
bishops) because of the desire we all have to exercise that
accountability whatever way we can fraternally.”
Responding to the notion that the bishops cannot police
themselves, Bishop Deeley said about such responsibility,
“I do not acknowledge turning it over” to civil authorities,
because in doing so, “we evade the responsibility ourselves.”
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“Rebuilding trust from the ground up”
What do Catholics expect Dr Timothy O’Malley, Director of the Notre Dame Center
from USCCB meeting on for Liturgy, told CNA that he is hoping for a recognition
on the part of the bishops of the existence of a “real
abuse crisis? crisis.” He said there must be an investigation into how
McCarrick was allowed to commit years of abuse.
By Jonah McKeown
“There has to be a recognition, I think, on the part of the
bishops that this is a real crisis and that it’s not just sort
Denver, Colo. (CNA) - The annual fall meeting of the of trumped-up charges by a media that is provocative, but
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will take that actually it really is a crisis,” O’Malley said.
place in Baltimore, Maryland next week.
“There needs to be serious movement toward the creation
This meeting will discuss a crisis of sexual abuse in the of ombudspersons with real authority and responsibility in
Church, centered around questions about how Archbishop diocese, to be the source of the response. It’s not just going
Theodore McCarrick was able to perpetrate decades of sexual to be bishops who will receive the response; it’s going to
abuse against seminarians and young priests while operating be these laypeople,” he said.
at the highest levels of the Church in the United States.
O’Malley said he hopes that this recognition of the existence
There are plans to discuss a “Code of Conduct” for all of a crisis will lead to real penance from the bishops.
bishops, along with a third-party system for receiving and
investigating sexual abuse complaints against bishops. “Penance isn’t really supposed to be publicly proclaimed,
and so I think there needs to be real penance...not a
But is this meeting likely to bring healing to sexual abuse prayer service where everyone sees the bishops and how
victims, or begin a process of renewal in the Church? sorrowful they are...I think it just needs to be serious in
the sense that harm has been done and real sorrow. And it
CNA spoke with theologians, priests, and other prominent can’t be a media opportunity.”
Catholics about what they hope to see at the upcoming
meeting of U.S. bishops.
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O’Malley said if the bishops manage to get beyond their “[We] want action, but there’s no one engaged enough
personal “political battles,” there’s a chance the meeting ecclesiastically to understand how to affect action, to call
might produce some results. forth for certain reforms,” Kerns said. “So I think [we
young priests] lack an adequate mode of expression.”
“This meeting will be important if it develops procedures
and processes by which the bishops hold themselves “Among my peers it’s more along the lines of: ‘Well, it’s
accountable, and I think the real work for rebuilding trust our Church, so it’s our job to help bring the truth about.
is always going to happen at the local level,” O’Malley said. Let the truth see the light.’ But they don’t quite know how
to do it.”
“What’s really going to [restore trust] is local bishops
rebuilding trust from the ground up. And for a lot of them, Kerns the best-case scenario would be “action:” steps
they actually can because they’re trustworthy people...they toward a more open process, and a reckoning with what
have to keep their eyes very carefully located on the crisis of has happened in the Church in the past 50 or 60 years in
trust that was precipitated through Theodore McCarrick.” the United States.
“Taking time to pray together” “I don’t expect an adequate response to that,” he admitted.
Father Thomas Berg, Vice Rector and Director of The worst-case scenario, Kerns said, would be “more of
Admissions at St. Joseph’s Seminary in New York, told the same,” more “sorry” and less actual action.
CNA that beyond a possible revision to the 2002 Charter
for the Protection of Children and Young People and the “I think...that the American bishops really have an
establishment of an independent lay body to investigate opportunity to take the lead in setting the tone for
the McCarrick affair, he’s “not expecting much else.” accountability and transparency,” Kerns said.
“I don’t think there’s going to be time at this meeting on “For them not to take that opportunity would not result in
anything outside of those two things. Other than taking the destruction of the Church in the United States, would
time to pray together,” he said. not result in a mass exodus— but it would cause [deep
seated and resigned] damage that would take a long, long
Berg expressed frustration that the bishops hadn’t met time to repair.”
sooner to discuss the crisis.
“Perfect opportunity to expand the role of women”
“They should have suspended all activities, all vacations,
and they should have commenced meetings immediately Dr. Grazie Christie, Policy Advisor for the Catholic
back in June or July,” he said. Association, said investigating the Cardinal McCarrick
affair and redoubling their commitment to a “culture
“I think there’s a great amount of pressure now to do of life” and religious liberty should be priorities of the
anything that the bishops are able to do.” upcoming meeting.
“Well, it’s our Church” Christie was one nearly 50,000 women who signed
a letter to Pope Francis seeking answers about the
Father Bryan Kerns, O.S.A., offered his perspective to CNA situation with McCarrick.
as a young priest who had followed the progress of the
abuse scandal. “The recent Synod document called for more active
involvement for women, and this would be a perfect
He said since he was only 13 years old in 2002, he “entered opportunity to expand the role of women,” she wrote in an
[priestly] formation in light of the reality of the scandal.” email to CNA.
He said the resignation and “quiet despair” from some
Catholics in the pews, many of whom already lived
through the 2002 scandal, scares him. He said other young
priests that he knows are unsure of the best way to respond.
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“Laywomen, in particular, who love and support the “I think the worst case scenario would be that the worst
Church and are active in their parishes can be helpful to responses that we’ve gotten from individual bishops
the Bishops when it comes to identifying good priests and emerge as the corporate response of the body as a whole,”
religious and recommending future leaders.” he said.
“A systemic ‘looking the other way’” “That the bishops would be seen to be more managerial
than paternal...that people come away with a sense that
Dr. Nathaniel Peters, Executive Director of the not much has changed, or that bishops are not really
Morningside Institute, told CNA that the bishops’ response interested in actually making the changes that need to
to the abuse crisis should reflect their status as spiritual be made.”
fathers to American Catholics.
Alternatively, he said, the best-case scenario would involve
Peters was among the signatories of an August letter from bishops who have wanted to kind of work toward systemic
young Catholics to Catholic bishops. changes in their diocese, and more broadly in the Church,
feel empowered to do so.
“A lot of the responses that we’ve gotten from bishops [to
the crisis] have been the responses that presidents of non- “When it comes to cases of sexual assault in the Church,
profit organizations make,” Peters said. this shouldn’t be a [political] matter, it should really just
be a matter of opposition and a desire for justice and truth
“Which are all well and good...bishops are kind of when violations take place,” Peters said.
managerial, and [do] govern. But...bishops are also
fathers, and their responses should sound on some level “And it also shouldn’t be about covering for the person on
like a father...not one primarily of damage control.” your “side”...what’s more important than the “victory” of
your theological position at this point is the vindication of
Peters said he hopes the bishops will make clear that the victims, and exposing the truth about evil that’s committed
Church’s parlance of “vulnerable adults” should include in the Church.”
seminarians and priests as well. In his eyes, the problem
is not just that children are involved, but a general decline Peters expressed consternation at the fact that government
of chastity and a rise of sexual assault; a “systemic looking authorities are taking it upon themselves to investigate some
the other way” and avoidance of confrontation over sin. diocese across the country because of a lack of transparency.
He emphasized that the bishops need to recognize that the “Certainly 5 years ago, 10 years ago, among the young
current crisis in the Church is not “just” about the abuse Catholics I know, if you had told us that the attorney
of children, as pressing as that issue is, but also issues of generals for a handful of states are going to go after
abuses of power more generally. the Church with racketeering laws, we would have said
immediately, ‘This is terrible, this is anti-Catholic bias,’”
“I would want the bishops to make clear that they he said.
understand that the problem isn’t just that there were a
few bad priests that preyed on children years ago, and that “It’s very striking that those same people now have
we’ve ‘fixed’ that now,” he said. basically said, ‘Good.’ And if you’re a bishop, that should
be really sobering...the people who are your closest
“The bishops have not clearly communicated that it’s supporters are happy that state— and now federal—
wrong to prey on seminarians, that it’s wrong for priests prosecutors have your diocese in their crosshairs. Because
to live double lives and be sexually active, whether or not they think that that’s how [the Church] is actually going to
they are sexually active with people who are consenting... be changed.” g
with men or with women.”
He said the bishops’ credibility on a host of moral issues,
including abortion and immigration, has taken a hit,
especially among young people.
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National Review Board the National Review Board will continue to stand by their
recommendations to the body of bishops.
offers suggestions for “Your response to this crisis has been incomplete,” Cesareo
bishops’ accountability said bluntly, pointing out that the secular media and
authorities have filled in gaps when it comes to increased
transparency and accountability for those in positions of
authority. He said it was “shameful” that abuse had been
Baltimore, Md. (CNA/EWTN News) - Speaking on Tuesday hidden from the public and “allowed to fester” until it was
at the USCCB’s Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, Dr. uncovered by secular sources.
Francesco Cesareo, chairman of the National Review Board,
told those present that while efforts taken by the bishops to What’s worse, he added, was how many innocent people have
combat the sexual abuse crisis have been noticed, there is still suffered due to the “inaction and silence” of some of those
much work to be done. present. Bishops “must put the victim first when allegations
come forward,” he said. “How many souls have been lost
Although it was “regrettable” that the Vatican had canceled because of this crisis?”
the planned vote on sex abuse reform measures, Cesareo said
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Like Apostolic Nuncio Christophe Pierre, who addressed In addition to these steps, Cesareo said that the Dallas
the USCCB on Monday, Cesareo did not mince words when Charter should be “revisited,” and that the audit process be
describing how the bishops have betrayed the trust of the strengthened. Bishops, he said, should also be included under
faithful and would now have to work to regain that trust. the charter.
Many Catholics are “angry and frustrated” and will not be
satisfied with prayers, he explained. During a question-and-answer period after Cesareo’s
presentation, numerous bishops came forward to ask
“They seek action that signals a cultural change from the questions or to share stories.
leadership of the Church,” he said. The bishops must
“embrace the principles of openness and transparency” that Notably, Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston, president of
were outlined in the Dallas Charter from 2002, and “come the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors,
to terms with the past.” Until the bishops acknowledge the suggested that the definition of “vulnerable adult” be
truth about what occurred, they will not be able to experience expanded to include seminarians. That suggestion appeared
reconciliation, said Cesareo. to be well-received.
In terms of recommendations on what to do now, the Earlier this year, O’Malley came under fire after it was shown
National Review Board said that each diocese should, as soon that his secretary had ignored a letter of complaint against
as possible, review all files regarding clergy abuse allegations Archbishop Theodore McCarrick because the complaint
dating back to at least 1950. If it is possible, the dioceses concerned adult seminarians, not minors. O’Malley has since
should also share the results of this review with the public. promised to update his policy regarding letters.
This process should result in a list of clergy who have faced In his first public comments since his resignation was
a credible accusation of abuse against a minor or vulnerable accepted by the pope, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the apostolic
adult, and an analysis of how their cases were handled by administrator of the Archdiocese of Washington, recalled
the bishop and their diocese. In order to increase credibility, the bishops’ meeting in 2002, when the sexual abuse crisis
Cesareo recommended that the laity be involved in some in Boston was unfolding. That meeting, he recounted,
capacity in this investigation. considered by St. John Paul II as a “moment of purification,”
for not only the bishops themselves, but for the institution of
Cesareo acknowledged that many bishops have already the Church.
gone through this process, either through a review of files
or an investigation with the state’s attorney general. For And while Wuerl acknowledged that the bishops have come
this, Cesareo said he was “grateful for your proactive steps quite a ways since that time, they “still have a long way to go,”
to restore credibility” and that this was a “true marks of the he said.
leadership the Church so desperately needs.”
Wuerl offered praise for Cesareo’s points stressing the need for
Bishops must be accountable for failures within their accountability and personal responsibility amongst the bishops.
dioceses, he said, pointing out that while plenty of priests
have been punished for sexual abuse, “the accountability “Sometimes we have to take personal responsibility, and we
of bishops has never been fully addressed.” In order to simply need to say, this needs to be done. Institutionally, it’s
address this accountability, Cesareo said there is a need to easier. Personally, it’s where that purification has to be a part
investigate allegations that concern bishops, as well as to of the process,” he said. g
enforce consequences among those who have “failed in their
responsibility to protect the vulnerable.”
Currently, the National Review Board said they are
“unaware of any mechanism” that the USCCB uses to
enact consequences against culpable bishops as well as
“any sense of meaningful fraternal correction.” Cesareo
said that perhaps the USCCB could bar those bishops from
membership and prohibit them from attending national
meetings as a form of punishment.
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Bishops consider, comment Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antonio, chair of
the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the
on proposed pastoral Church, said all standing committees of the U.S. Conference
of Catholic Bishops collaborated on the document.
against racism “Open Wide our Hearts’ conveys the bishops’ grave concern
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service about the rise of racist attitudes in society,” said Bishop
Sheldon T. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, chairman
of the USCCB Subcommittee on African American Affairs. He
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops took the first steps also chairs the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism.
toward approving a pastoral letter against racism with the
document’s introduction Nov. 13 during their annual fall It also “offers practical suggestions for individuals, families
general meeting. and communities,” Bishop Fabre said.
The proposed pastoral letter, “The Enduring Call to Love: “Despite many promising strides made in our country, the
A Pastoral Letter Against Racism,” has been in the works for ugly cancer of racism still infects our nation,” the proposed
four years, although its issuance was put on the front burner pastoral says. “Racist acts are sinful because they violate
following the September 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in justice. They reveal a failure to acknowledge the human
Charlottesville, Virginia. dignity of the persons offended, to recognize them as the
neighbors Christ calls us to love,” it adds.
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“Every racist act -- every such comment, every joke, every Bishop Curtis J. Guillory of Beaumont, Texas, said the
disparaging look as a reaction to the color of skin, ethnicity proposed pastoral “gives us a wonderful opportunity to
or place of origin -- is a failure to acknowledge another educate, to convert,” adding that, given recent incidents,
person as a brother or sister, created in the image of God,” the document should give “consideration to our Jewish
it adds. brothers and sisters.” Bishop Fabre said that while anti-
Semitism is mentioned in the document, future materials
“Racial profiling frequently targets Hispanics for selective will focus on anti-Semitism.
immigration enforcement practices and African-Americans
for suspected criminal activity. There is also the growing The rollout of the proposed pastoral was the chief concern
fear and harassment of persons from majority-Muslim of Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington, Vermont.
countries. Extreme nationalist ideologies are feeding the “We do this great work,” he said, and it should be shaped to
American public discourse with xenophobic rhetoric that fit “multiple formats,” including short videos, digital media,
instigates fear against foreigners, immigrants and refugees.” religious education and adult education. Although “we’re
getting better at it,” he added, all too often “we do these
“Personal sin is freely chosen,” a notion that would seem to documents, and they sit on a shelf.”
include racism, said retired Bishop Ricardo Ramirez of Las
Cruces, New Mexico, but “social sin is collective blindness. Bishop Fabre allayed his concerns. “We do have lesson
There is sin as deed and sin as illness. It’s a pervasive illness plans ready to go, from kindergarten to high school,”
that runs through a culture.” Bishop Fabre responded that the he said, “ready, just waiting for the pastoral letter to be
proposed letter refers to institutional and structural racism. approved.” A vote to approve the document was scheduled
for Nov. 14, the last day of the public sessions of the
bishops’ meeting g
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