Category Archives: 1985 Abuse Meeting

Honesty comes before healing

Posted on June 2, 2003
Posted in 1985 Abuse Meeting, Jason Berry, SNAP, Thomas Doyle

THE CHURCH in the United States is experiencing a crisis without precedent in our times,” say the U.S. bishops in the opening sentence of their 2002 Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. In this unprecedented crisis, all … Continue reading →

For 3 Who Warned Church, Fears Borne Out

Posted on June 13, 2002
Posted in 1985 Abuse Meeting, Jason Berry, Thomas Doyle

In an auditorium in the Minnesota countryside one June day, the bishops of the American Roman Catholic Church were gathered in closed conclave. It was a heady time. They had used their moral standing to plunge into the nation’s political … Continue reading →

What they knew in 1985

Posted on May 17, 2002
Posted in 1985 Abuse Meeting, Harry Flynn, Jason Berry, St. Luke's, Thomas Doyle

As attorneys across the nation press countless clergy sex abuse cases against the church, two critical questions they most often ask are: “What did the bishop know?” and “When did he know it?” At stake is episcopal culpability. Also at … Continue reading →