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The Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP), a group with the self-described mission of providing a pastoral and collegial voice for priests, has a humble plea for the newly installed Pope Leo XIV: The Church needs to return … [Read more...]
To be clear: The media didn't make up the Catholic sex abuse story. Many decades ago now, a small minority of but still too many priests abused their authority and abused minors. Decades ago, however, the Church rectified her past … [Read more...]
It's remarkable how politicians can change their minds about the laws they pass once they are applied to themselves. In 2022, the state of New York passed something called the Adult Survivors Act, which created a one-year … [Read more...]
In the 20+ years of publishing our web site and spotlighting numerous cases of falsely accused priests, we have never encountered a case quite like that of Rev. Jay Fostner from Wisconsin. In the span of just a few years, 2018 to 2024, Fr. … [Read more...]
In 2023, a chap came forward to the Diocese of Albany to claim that Fr. J. Gregory Mulhall "physically assaulted" him as a "vulnerable adult" many decades earlier. A year later, just last year, the diocesan review board … [Read more...]
You would not be alone in mistaking Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, for a left-wing activist rather than a Catholic prelate. While we may not be huge fans of him, Cupich deserves big credit for his rapid handling of cases … [Read more...]
Imagine dedicating your life to the priesthood. Six years alone of seminary training. The formation. The sacrifice. The study. The love. But then comes a tap on the shoulder one day in the form of a phone call from your bishop's office. … [Read more...]
It wouldn't seem like much to ask: Rev. Kenneth Kaucheck just wanted justice and to clear his name. In 2009, a woman came forward claiming that Fr. Kaucheck had sexually abused her as a teen in the 1970s. And even though prosecutors … [Read more...]
Eight years. If you can believe it, that is how long it took for a falsely accused priest to finally return to ministry. After a scammer accused Rev. William C. Graham, a priest of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota, in 2016 of abusing him … [Read more...]
You can't make this up. To begin, Cardinal George Pell never abused anybody. In fact, Australian law enforcement officials even admitted in court that they began an investigation into Pell in 2013 even though there were not any criminal … [Read more...]
Catholic Priests Falsely Accused:
The Facts, The Fraud, The Stories
by David F. Pierre, Jr.
"This is an important topic, and not just for priests and bishops! Everyone should be concerned about this. Please check out Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: The Facts, The Fraud, The Stories."
– Rev. John T. Zuhlsdorf ("Fr. Z"), "What Does The Prayer Really Say?", wdtprs.com
"Mr. Pierre's book is an eye opener! Meticulously researched and clearly written ... a must-read."
– Rev. Kenneth Gumbert, O.P., M.F.A., Providence College