In Catholic circles, it is widely known that Cardinal Joseph Tobin is close to Pope Francis. He oversees the Newark archdiocese, a very large flock in the vast New York media market once headed by the now-disgrace-and-defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. All of this might lead one to believe that Tobin would work hard to be more forthcoming about abuse…
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Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin: You Call This ‘Transparency?
If you relied on Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin (Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark), here’s what you would know about one of New Jersey’s most prominent and prolific child molesting clerics: Fr. Carmen Sita faced ‘multiple’ victims, was defrocked, worked at one parish in Jersey City and inexplicably also went by the name Fr. Jerry Howard. That’s all that the…
It Can Be Overwhelming — The Ever-Shocking Revelations of Horrible Deeds by Church Officials
It can be overwhelming, the ever-shocking revelations of horrible deeds by church officials. Just this week, here are a few cases we learned about: –In Florida, a priest who didn’t tell police about “numerous” abuse reports is now in the St. Augustine diocese at Santa Maria Del Mar parish in Flagler Beach. (He’s Msgr. Michael Servinsky, formerly of the Altoona…