Jeanie Hannaman

By Gene Thomas Gomulka, Complicit Clergy - In 1985, Rev. Thomas Doyle, O.P., J.C.D.; F. Ray Mouton, Esq.; and Rev. Michael Peterson, MD; co-authored “The Problem of Sexual Molestation by Roman Catholic Clergy: Meeting the Problem in a Comprehensive and Responsible Manner.” The priest, attorney, and psychiatrist projected that more minors and vulnerable adults were at risk and the Catholic Church could spend $1 billion over ten years in settlements and legal fees if the U.S. Bishops and Vatican officials failed to implement their recommendations to deter clerical sexual abuse. Forty years and countless abuse victims later, with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles alone projected to pay a combined $1.5 billion, the financial loss for the Catholic Church may be close to $10 billion. 

By Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register - The celebration of the restoration of France’s famed cathedral is happening on the same weekend as a consistory of new cardinals at the Vatican, providing an intriguing juxtaposition rich with symbolism.... In Catholic news, a consistory to create new cardinals in Rome is always the dominant story of the day. But not this Saturday, as all Catholic eyes and the attention of much of the world will be fixed on Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral.