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Pope Francis names new bishop of scandal-ridden Buffalo diocese

December 1, 2020 CNA Daily News 3

Vatican City, Dec 1, 2020 / 05:45 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Tuesday appointed Bishop Michael Fisher, an auxiliary of Washington, to be the next bishop of the scandal-ridden Diocese of Buffalo, New York.

Fisher, 62, will take over leadership of Buffalo a… […]

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Buffalo’s Bishop Richard Malone resigns after year of scandal

December 4, 2019 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Francis Wednesday accepted the resignation of Buffalo’s embattled Bishop Richard Malone. The Diocese of Buffalo will be administered by Albany’s Bishop Edward Scharfenberger until a permanent replacement for Malone is appointed. A Dec. 4 […]

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Bishop Malone is half right and dead wrong

September 26, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 32

It is difficult to say whether the figure of Buffalo’s Bishop Richard J. Malone is fundamentally one of tragedy, or of farce. Malone admits mishandling several abuse cases involving both minors and adults. He is […]

The Dispatch

Not another “Why I am (still) Catholic” article

June 18, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 13

I haven’t written one of those, “Why I am (still) Catholic” pieces, and I don’t intend to. Mostly, that’s because my reason for being Catholic remains unchanged from the one time I did address the […]

Analysis

Will Pope Francis’ reforms, aimed primarily at bishops, really work?

May 9, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 15

The motu proprio, Vos estis lux mundi, which Pope Francis presented to the public on Thursday, goes into effect on June 1st. On paper, the new law is a sweeping reform of reporting requirements and […]

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What the Bishop Zanchetta case tells us about Church leadership

January 22, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 25

The Vatican has doubled down on its insistence it never received any accusation of sexual abuse against Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta until well after Zanchetta, the former bishop of Orán, Argentina, was ensconced in a position […]

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Pope’s remarks to Curia on abuse more of the same

December 23, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 20

“To those who abuse minors I would say this: convert and hand yourself over to human justice, and prepare for divine justice.” Those were the words upon which reporters rightly seized, and from which headline […]

The Dispatch

Buffalo and the silence of the bishops

November 6, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 12

US Attorneys contacted the diocese of Buffalo, NY, in late May, to inform officials of their interest in documents related to abuse reports after 1990 and therefore susceptible of prosecution under federal criminal statutes. Terrence […]

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The Vatican’s carelessness is on display as new US scandals break

November 1, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 22

Si cela vous plaît, très Saint Père, pouvons-nous avoir notre Visite Apostolique maintenant? The US and Roman theaters of the crisis in the Catholic Church have entered a new phase of carelessness—of the reputations of […]

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