For the second time this past decade – and at least the fourth time since 2005 – the Wall Street Journal has taken up the case of Fr. Gordon J. MacRae, who has, quite unbelievably, been serving a 33½-to-67 year sentence in a … [Read more...]
Twice Is a Charm? Wall St. Journal Again Profiles Stunning Case of Wrongfully Convicted Priest Fr. Gordon MacRae
October 18, 2022 By
Another Wave of Falsely Accused Priests Returned to Ministry
June 27, 2022 By
As we have written many times, the diocesan review boards formed by the Dallas Charter 20 years ago, while originally well intentioned, have become a virtual dragnet for specious, unfounded claims from decades prior in which the due process … [Read more...]
On 20th Anniversary of ‘The Dallas Charter’, Newark Msgr. Begs Bishops For Justice for Accused Priests
March 9, 2022 By
In a recent impassioned letter in the Homiletic & Pastoral Review, Msgr. Paul L. Bochicchio of the Archdiocese of Newark implored the leadership of the Church in the United States to address the grave injustices being committed against … [Read more...]
Another Wave of Falsely Accused Priests Returned to Ministry
July 3, 2021 By
In the past several weeks, a number of falsely accused priests were finally returned to ministry despite the extremely liberal and nebulous standards used by diocesan review boards of whether the allegations against them were deemed merely … [Read more...]
Shocker: Veteran Sex Abuse Investigator Reports Archdiocese Paid Out Settlements on Bogus Abuse Claims
May 19, 2021 By
In a new bombshell article by Matt C. Abbott at RenewAmerica, a veteran private investigator/child abuse advocate confirms what many of us have known for a long while now: The Catholic Church has paid out cash settlements on countless bogus … [Read more...]
Falsely Accused But Forever Defamed: BishopAccountability Site Still Trumpets Innocent Priests As Guilty
January 10, 2021 By
There have been times when a person making a phony allegation against a priest hears the voice of his conscience and retracts his claim. That recently happened when a man fully recanted a decades-old abuse allegation against Fr. William … [Read more...]
‘An Open Invitation For Fraud’: Falsely Accused Priest Calls Out Shakedown Racket Against Catholic Church, Lack of Due Process
December 28, 2020 By
Kudos to Msgr. Joseph P. Kelly of the Diocese of Scranton (Pennsylvania) for fighting back! After the Diocese of Scranton created a "Survivors Fund" to dole out free cash to anyone who says they were abused by a priest, no matter … [Read more...]
No End In Sight: More Accused Priests Cleared of Bogus Abuse Claims
October 26, 2020 By
The false accusations continue to pile up in epic proportions. In just the last few weeks we have additional evidence of phony accusations against priests. And this is no doubt just the tip of the iceberg: Investigators, which included … [Read more...]
Falsely Accused and Alone: Priest Forced to Sue Own Archdiocese to Clear His Name
September 15, 2020 By
Rev. Andrew Syring recently announced that he was forced to sue the Archdiocese of Omaha after he was fully cleared by both church and civil authorities of any wrongdoing yet was still removed from ministry and placed on a publicized list … [Read more...]
Two More Priests Cleared of Phony Accusations
June 24, 2020 By
Good News Alert! The Diocese of Springfield (Massachusetts) has now returned Rev. Thomas Lisowski to active ministry after he was ripped from his parish last November amidst a claim of "inappropriate behavior involving a vulnerable … [Read more...]
