A Code of Silence in the U.S. Catholic Church: Affidavits
Silencing truth is never in service to the Church. No priest should ever have been sacrificed on the altars of tort lawyers, insurers, or a predatory news media.
Omertà in a Catholic Chancery — Affidavits Expanded
Silencing the truth is never in the service of the Church. For one wrongly imprisoned priest, the buried truth and uncovered lies have both been crosses to bear.
A Catholic Priest 27 Years Wrongly in Prison in America
On the Feast of St Padre Pio, Fr Gordon MacRae marks 27 years of wrongful imprisonment amassing tools for coping mentally and spiritually with life’s unjust wounds.
Bishop Peter A. Libasci Was Set Up by Governor Andrew Cuomo
Before he was himself accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a window in the civil statute of limitations spawning claims against a Catholic bishop.
In the Diocese of Manchester, Transparency and a Hit List
by Ryan A. MacDonald
Citing “transparency” the Catholic Diocese of Manchester posted the names of 73 accused priests. Most are dead. The only one in prison is innocent, and they know it.
Do you know what you were doing on any given day in 1972? Can you document your answer? If you are a Catholic priest, you may have to and your life may depend on it.
Grand Jury, St Paul’s School and the Diocese of Manchester
Blocking a grand jury report on St Paul’s School in Concord NH, a judge ruled that a 2003 report on the Diocese of Manchester failed to protect legal privacy rights.
Our Bishops Have Inflicted Grave Harm on the Priesthood
by Ryan A. MacDonald
Pope Francis issued 2019 guidelines for preserving a right of defense for accused priests and limits on publishing their names. Many U.S. bishops just ignored them.
The Prison of Father MacRae: A Conspiracy of Silence
by Ryan A. MacDonald
The Diocese of Manchester demonstrates the difference between the stated rights of accused Catholic priests in Church law and actual observance of those rights.
A troubling back story in the trial and lawsuits against Father Gordon MacRae has been in open view for two decades, but overlooked by both Church and State.
