Feds investigating Cleveland Catholic Diocese financial officers.

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Feds investigating Cleveland Catholic Diocese financial officers.

http://www.clevescene.com/Issues/2006-04-12/news/firstpunch_full.html

The Reason Pilla Left?
Feds investigating Catholic Diocese financial officers.

Article Published Apr 12, 2006

When Richard Lennon was named the new bishop of Cleveland's Catholic Diocese last week, a Plain Dealer headline noted that "Lennon has always said yes when asked to do tough jobs." His new job may be his toughest yet.

Though Lennon, a Boston auxiliary bishop, was in the midst of that diocese's massive pedophile scandal, he'll face a new round of problems in Cleveland: the impending indictments of church financial officials.

The U.S. Attorney's Office is reportedly in the midst of an investigation that may involve significant improprieties. Church officials have been accused of creating off-the-book accounts -- some as large as $400,000 -- for their personal use. They also allegedly asked outside contractors to overbill the diocese, then redirect the excess payments to church officials and their designates.

Finally, there is speculation that certain contracts may have benefited the relatives of church leaders, and that "lady friends" of priests were supported by church money, though this could not be confirmed...


Kerry’s Communion Controversy

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/06/politics/main610547.shtml

April 6, 2004
(CBS) By David Paul Kuhn,
CBSNews.com Chief Political Writer


It is unclear if pressure from the Boston archbishop will prevent Sen. John Kerry from taking communion this Easter Sunday in his home city because of the Democratic nominee's support for abortion.

Amid questions of how Catholic leadership will respond to the pro-choice senator, Kerry's archbishop -- Boston's own Sean O'Malley -- has refused to clarify a statement last summer that pro-choice Catholics are in a state of grave sin and cannot take communion properly.

Adding to the fray in February, St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke forbade Kerry from taking communion while campaigning in the area due to Kerry's stance on abortion and possibly stem cell research.

The two archbishops' admonishments shed light on the challenges faced by the liberal senator, as he tries to woo Catholics, which represent 27 percent of registered voters...




Priest's trial in death of nun will include talk of rituals, cults
http://www.cleveland.com/crime/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1144831242135580.xml&coll=2&thispage=1


Wednesday, April 12, 2006
James Ewinger

Toledo-

...Robinson's murder trial begins Monday, the day after Easter 2006, when a Lucas County Common Pleas judge begins empaneling a jury under the glare of national - and quite possibly international - media attention...

There are intimations of a ritual killing, satanic cults, organized sexual abuse and an institutional cover-up...

Hoolahan had doubts about the satanic and ritual abuse until three people with no connection were saying roughly the same things. Two were her clients, and both linked Robinson to ritualized abuse...

There has been testimony and extensive reporting about how the Toledo Police Department had people to whom the diocese could turn when priests were acting inappropriately. The goal was to handle the situation away from public scrutiny, possibly to spare the reputation of the church...


A new bishop for Cleveland
Tuesday, April 11, 2006

http://www.cleveland.com/politics/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1144744222117160.xml&coll=2

Richard Lennon, the auxiliary bishop from Boston chosen by Rome to replace retiring Cleveland Catholic Bishop Anthony Pilla, comes to town with a reputation.

His admirers call him a loyal son of the church. So do his detractors. In these troubled times of priest scandals and priest shortages, loyalty to the church is not a trait universally praised.

Plus, Lennon comes from the Boston Archdiocese, perhaps the epicenter of priest sexual abuse scandals, which will dismay those upset by church leaders' see-no-evil cover-up.


But Roman Catholics here should keep an open mind as Lennon becomes this diocese's 10th bishop. He will have plenty of opportunities to make his mark. Judge him on what he does here, not on his tenure in Boston...