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CHRISTIAN CHAPLAIN, A DEACON, BUSTED FOR PAYING PRISON INMATE FOR SEX
ACTS
Named and shamed priest still won't apologise for raping teenage
victim
By Luke Byrne
Irish Independent
Saturday July 16 2011
One of the paedophile priests investigated in the Cloyne Report into
allegations of sexual abuse in the diocese has refused to apologise
for raping his teenage victim.
Fr Brendan Wrixon (75) is the only one of the 19 priests referred to
in the report who has been convicted by the courts.
Identified as Fr Caden in the report, he began fondling a 16-year-old
boy in the early 1980s and moved on to penetration and oral sex, it
is alleged.
His victim, named Patrick in the report, went on to become a priest
in the diocese of Cloyne.
Fr Wrixon is retired and no longer says Mass in the parish church. He
doesn't live in the parochial house but he has never been defrocked.
A spokesman for the Cloyne diocese said he was in receipt of a
"modest" pension from the church.
The Irish Independent tracked him down to an address on the outskirts
of Newmarket, Co Cork, yesterday.
He refused to answer the door, and later refused to speak when asked
if he would apologise to his victim or if he had anything to say
about the Cloyne report.
He quickly drove away.
In 2010, Fr Wrixon was charged with three counts of gross indecency
between October 16, 1982, and February 15, 1983, and was given an 18-
month suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty to one count.
He appeared before Judge Sean O Donnabhain in Cork Circuit Criminal
Court in November last year.
Fr Wrixon's case was singled out in the Cloyne Report as an example
of how Bishop John Magee and Monsignor Denis O'Callaghan dealt
insufficiently with allegations of sexual abuse.
- Luke Byrne
Related Article
Five years on, laws to crack down on abusers are unused
More at
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/named-and-shamed-priest-still-wont-apologise-for-raping-teenage-victim-2823390.html
German Catholic priest charged with girl's rape: prosecutors
AFP
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
German prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged a Catholic priest
with raping an underage girl after a tip-off from a special body set
up to combat abuse scandals that have rocked the Church.
The priest, 50, allegedly abused the girl, aged 14 at the time, over
a three-year period from 1990, telling her she "wouldn't go to
heaven" if she did not comply, Alexander Retemeyer, a spokesman for
prosecutors, told AFP.
Hermann Haarmann, a spokesman for the diocese in Osnabrueck, western
Germany, where the alleged rape took place, said the priest was
suspended from duty in March when the woman came forward and a probe
was launched.
The case was handed to prosecutors when the priest refused to turn
himself in to police, Haarmann told AFP.
Like other European countries, Germany has been rocked in recent
months by revelations that hundreds of children were physically or
sexually abused in institutions, the vast majority Catholic-run.
The scandal has badly damaged the standing of the Church in Germany,
five years after the German Pope Benedict XVI's appointment as leader
of the world's 1.1 billion Catholics, a source of great national
pride.
http://www.expatica.com/de/news/german-news/german-catholic-priest-charged-with-girl-s-rape-prosecutors_91699.html
150,000 CHILDREN KIDNAPPED, TORTURED, RAPED AND KILLED BY CHRISTIANS IN
SCHOOLS FOR NATIVES
More Canadians need to know about our "dark chapter" of residential
schools
By Charlotte Kingston
Sheldon Chumir Foundation
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Troy Media
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Calgary, AB, June 8, 2011 (Troy Media) - June 11 marks the third
anniversary of the Government of Canada's apology to survivors of
Indian Residential Schools. On this day, the federal government
recognized that "the legacy of Indian Residential Schools has
contributed to social problems that continue to exist in many
communities today."
The anniversary should remind non-aboriginal Canadians of how far we
have come in our relationship with first peoples, and of how very far
we have left to go. But that will require that many more non-
aboriginal Canadians become aware of the history and consequences of
this period in our history. This lack of awareness must be rectified
if the apology is to lead to meaningful change, rather than becoming
a historical footnote.
History of residential schools
From 1831 to 1996, more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis
children were taken from their communities and sent to one of the 130
federally-funded boarding schools administered by Catholic, United
and Anglican Church authorities. For decades there was no choice: if
families did not hand over their children, they were forcibly seized.
The "aggressive assimilation" policies pursued by the government and
the schools sought to stamp out aboriginal language, culture and
spiritual beliefs in order to "kill the Indian in the child," as
Duncan Campbell Scott, Head of Indian Affairs, wrote in 1920.
The record of death and abuse in these schools is well documented. As
early as 1909 Dr. Peter Bryce reported that mortality rates at
residential schools in Western Canada ranged from 30 to 60 per cent.
Over time, more than 12,000 individual allegations of physical and
sexual abuse were brought to Canada's courts.
Survivors of Canada's residential school system do not speak of
injury only to themselves. They tell of the effect their turning to
drugs and alcohol to deal with those injuries has had on their own
children and families. They talk about the loss of language, cultural
traditions and the spirituality that was once the life blood of their
communities. They know too well the consequences for children of
being born to a generation of parents without any experience of being
parented themselves. In these ways, the "dark chapter" of Indian
Residential Schools lives on today.
Ignorance of history obscures present
Yet less than one third of Canadians are familiar with the history of
Indian Residential Schools, according to national surveys by the
Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
This lack of knowledge is dangerous because history and historical
myths shape contemporary actions and attitudes. Though most non-
aboriginal Canadians are blind to the legacy of residential
schooling, assumptions continue to be made about the causes and
prescriptions for the ongoing vulnerability and marginalization of
first peoples. Yet, where we misdiagnose the problem, we are likely
to incorrectly treat the symptoms.
Many people continue to argue that no good can come from opening old
wounds or that we are not responsible for the sins of the past. This
is wrong, because where it is evident that the past continues to
affect the present we have an ethical imperative to know the truth
and to act appropriately on it.
Tackling the darkest chapters of our history is a demanding task. We
cannot deny or shy away from a time when systemic racism and
discrimination were the norm. For Canadians, the history of Indian
Residential Schools must be recalled so that we can deal with its
effects.
First truth, then reconciliation
Through the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC),
the government of Canada has created an opportunity for Canadians to
better understand our history. Unfortunately, the biggest problem the
TRC faces is bringing non-aboriginal Canadians into the conversation.
"Our audience is not survivors. It is all Canadians. The rest of
Canada cannot think this is just about survivors telling their truth,
having a measure of catharsis, and that's it. It's about healing
Canada's amnesia . . .," explains Commissioner Marie Wilson. The
ethical imperative rests not only with government but with each
individual.. All Canadians must engage this difficult past if we hope
for a healthier and more cohesive future. There can be no
reconciliation without remembrance.
Let the June 11 anniversary of the apology to Residential School
survivors be a reminder to all Canadians of the need to learn more
about this dark chapter of our history and to reflect on what it
means for our collective present and our future.
Charlotte Kingston is an intern with the Sheldon Chumir Foundation
for Ethics in Leadership.
It's time to focus on Aboriginal healing
http://www.troymedia.com/2010/07/15/its-time-to-focus-on-aboriginal-healing/
Let's get over the collective apology thing; it's not all that
helpful
http://www.troymedia.com/2010/07/08/let%e2%80%99s-get-over-the-collective-apology-thing-it%e2%80%99s-not-all-that-helpful/
Aboriginal Canadians should have rights to their land
http://www.troymedia.com/2011/03/18/aboriginal-canadians-should-have-rights-to-their-land/
Native Canadians denied true democracy
http://www.troymedia.com/2010/10/20/native-canadians-denied-true-democracy/
Canadians should ignore Europe's misgivings about multiculturalism
http://www.troymedia.com/2011/02/18/canadians-should-ignore-europes-misgivings-about-multiculturalism/
http://www.troymedia.com/2011/06/08/more-canadians-need-to-know-about-our-dark-chapter-of-residential-schools/
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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ACTS
Named and shamed priest still won't apologise for raping teenage
victim
By Luke Byrne
Irish Independent
Saturday July 16 2011
One of the paedophile priests investigated in the Cloyne Report into
allegations of sexual abuse in the diocese has refused to apologise
for raping his teenage victim.
Fr Brendan Wrixon (75) is the only one of the 19 priests referred to
in the report who has been convicted by the courts.
Identified as Fr Caden in the report, he began fondling a 16-year-old
boy in the early 1980s and moved on to penetration and oral sex, it
is alleged.
His victim, named Patrick in the report, went on to become a priest
in the diocese of Cloyne.
Fr Wrixon is retired and no longer says Mass in the parish church. He
doesn't live in the parochial house but he has never been defrocked.
A spokesman for the Cloyne diocese said he was in receipt of a
"modest" pension from the church.
The Irish Independent tracked him down to an address on the outskirts
of Newmarket, Co Cork, yesterday.
He refused to answer the door, and later refused to speak when asked
if he would apologise to his victim or if he had anything to say
about the Cloyne report.
He quickly drove away.
In 2010, Fr Wrixon was charged with three counts of gross indecency
between October 16, 1982, and February 15, 1983, and was given an 18-
month suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty to one count.
He appeared before Judge Sean O Donnabhain in Cork Circuit Criminal
Court in November last year.
Fr Wrixon's case was singled out in the Cloyne Report as an example
of how Bishop John Magee and Monsignor Denis O'Callaghan dealt
insufficiently with allegations of sexual abuse.
- Luke Byrne
Related Article
Five years on, laws to crack down on abusers are unused
More at
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/named-and-shamed-priest-still-wont-apologise-for-raping-teenage-victim-2823390.html
Queens prison chaplain busted for paying inmate for sex acts
By Doug Auer
New York Post
Monday, July 11, 2011
An elderly Catholic deacon working as a chaplain at a Queens prison
has been arrested for allegedly paying an inmate to perform sex acts
on him.
The deacon, Frank DeTucci, 70, allegedly paid the male inmate $120
and $150 on two occasions to perform oral sex on him inside his
chaplains office at the Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long
Island City, sources said today.
One alleged incident happened at around 9 a.m. on July 5, the sources
said. The second occurred Sunday, at which time he was arrested by
State Police, they added.
DeTucci was hired by the state Department of Corrections in 1992.
He is charged with criminal sex act, attempted criminal sex act,
sexual misconduct, attempted sexual misconduct and official
misconduct, said a spokeswoman for Queens DA Richard Brown.
DeTucci, who lives in Astoria, is paid $79,819 a year to perform
priestly duties at the prison. He has been put on leave without pay,
said a prison spokeswoman.
DeTucci, who also serves as a deacon at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel
RC Church in Astoria, could not be reached for comment.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/queens_prison_chaplain_busted_for_Ju9MGySj2Nm6u8ozlievrK
CHARGED - CHRISTIAN PRIEST WHO RAPED 14-YEAR-OLD GIRLBy Doug Auer
New York Post
Monday, July 11, 2011
An elderly Catholic deacon working as a chaplain at a Queens prison
has been arrested for allegedly paying an inmate to perform sex acts
on him.
The deacon, Frank DeTucci, 70, allegedly paid the male inmate $120
and $150 on two occasions to perform oral sex on him inside his
chaplains office at the Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long
Island City, sources said today.
One alleged incident happened at around 9 a.m. on July 5, the sources
said. The second occurred Sunday, at which time he was arrested by
State Police, they added.
DeTucci was hired by the state Department of Corrections in 1992.
He is charged with criminal sex act, attempted criminal sex act,
sexual misconduct, attempted sexual misconduct and official
misconduct, said a spokeswoman for Queens DA Richard Brown.
DeTucci, who lives in Astoria, is paid $79,819 a year to perform
priestly duties at the prison. He has been put on leave without pay,
said a prison spokeswoman.
DeTucci, who also serves as a deacon at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel
RC Church in Astoria, could not be reached for comment.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/queens_prison_chaplain_busted_for_Ju9MGySj2Nm6u8ozlievrK
German Catholic priest charged with girl's rape: prosecutors
AFP
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
German prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged a Catholic priest
with raping an underage girl after a tip-off from a special body set
up to combat abuse scandals that have rocked the Church.
The priest, 50, allegedly abused the girl, aged 14 at the time, over
a three-year period from 1990, telling her she "wouldn't go to
heaven" if she did not comply, Alexander Retemeyer, a spokesman for
prosecutors, told AFP.
Hermann Haarmann, a spokesman for the diocese in Osnabrueck, western
Germany, where the alleged rape took place, said the priest was
suspended from duty in March when the woman came forward and a probe
was launched.
The case was handed to prosecutors when the priest refused to turn
himself in to police, Haarmann told AFP.
Like other European countries, Germany has been rocked in recent
months by revelations that hundreds of children were physically or
sexually abused in institutions, the vast majority Catholic-run.
The scandal has badly damaged the standing of the Church in Germany,
five years after the German Pope Benedict XVI's appointment as leader
of the world's 1.1 billion Catholics, a source of great national
pride.
http://www.expatica.com/de/news/german-news/german-catholic-priest-charged-with-girl-s-rape-prosecutors_91699.html
SCHOOLS FOR NATIVES
More Canadians need to know about our "dark chapter" of residential
schools
By Charlotte Kingston
Sheldon Chumir Foundation
Loading Image...
Troy Media
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Calgary, AB, June 8, 2011 (Troy Media) - June 11 marks the third
anniversary of the Government of Canada's apology to survivors of
Indian Residential Schools. On this day, the federal government
recognized that "the legacy of Indian Residential Schools has
contributed to social problems that continue to exist in many
communities today."
The anniversary should remind non-aboriginal Canadians of how far we
have come in our relationship with first peoples, and of how very far
we have left to go. But that will require that many more non-
aboriginal Canadians become aware of the history and consequences of
this period in our history. This lack of awareness must be rectified
if the apology is to lead to meaningful change, rather than becoming
a historical footnote.
History of residential schools
From 1831 to 1996, more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis
children were taken from their communities and sent to one of the 130
federally-funded boarding schools administered by Catholic, United
and Anglican Church authorities. For decades there was no choice: if
families did not hand over their children, they were forcibly seized.
The "aggressive assimilation" policies pursued by the government and
the schools sought to stamp out aboriginal language, culture and
spiritual beliefs in order to "kill the Indian in the child," as
Duncan Campbell Scott, Head of Indian Affairs, wrote in 1920.
The record of death and abuse in these schools is well documented. As
early as 1909 Dr. Peter Bryce reported that mortality rates at
residential schools in Western Canada ranged from 30 to 60 per cent.
Over time, more than 12,000 individual allegations of physical and
sexual abuse were brought to Canada's courts.
Survivors of Canada's residential school system do not speak of
injury only to themselves. They tell of the effect their turning to
drugs and alcohol to deal with those injuries has had on their own
children and families. They talk about the loss of language, cultural
traditions and the spirituality that was once the life blood of their
communities. They know too well the consequences for children of
being born to a generation of parents without any experience of being
parented themselves. In these ways, the "dark chapter" of Indian
Residential Schools lives on today.
Ignorance of history obscures present
Yet less than one third of Canadians are familiar with the history of
Indian Residential Schools, according to national surveys by the
Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
This lack of knowledge is dangerous because history and historical
myths shape contemporary actions and attitudes. Though most non-
aboriginal Canadians are blind to the legacy of residential
schooling, assumptions continue to be made about the causes and
prescriptions for the ongoing vulnerability and marginalization of
first peoples. Yet, where we misdiagnose the problem, we are likely
to incorrectly treat the symptoms.
Many people continue to argue that no good can come from opening old
wounds or that we are not responsible for the sins of the past. This
is wrong, because where it is evident that the past continues to
affect the present we have an ethical imperative to know the truth
and to act appropriately on it.
Tackling the darkest chapters of our history is a demanding task. We
cannot deny or shy away from a time when systemic racism and
discrimination were the norm. For Canadians, the history of Indian
Residential Schools must be recalled so that we can deal with its
effects.
First truth, then reconciliation
Through the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC),
the government of Canada has created an opportunity for Canadians to
better understand our history. Unfortunately, the biggest problem the
TRC faces is bringing non-aboriginal Canadians into the conversation.
"Our audience is not survivors. It is all Canadians. The rest of
Canada cannot think this is just about survivors telling their truth,
having a measure of catharsis, and that's it. It's about healing
Canada's amnesia . . .," explains Commissioner Marie Wilson. The
ethical imperative rests not only with government but with each
individual.. All Canadians must engage this difficult past if we hope
for a healthier and more cohesive future. There can be no
reconciliation without remembrance.
Let the June 11 anniversary of the apology to Residential School
survivors be a reminder to all Canadians of the need to learn more
about this dark chapter of our history and to reflect on what it
means for our collective present and our future.
Charlotte Kingston is an intern with the Sheldon Chumir Foundation
for Ethics in Leadership.
It's time to focus on Aboriginal healing
http://www.troymedia.com/2010/07/15/its-time-to-focus-on-aboriginal-healing/
Let's get over the collective apology thing; it's not all that
helpful
http://www.troymedia.com/2010/07/08/let%e2%80%99s-get-over-the-collective-apology-thing-it%e2%80%99s-not-all-that-helpful/
Aboriginal Canadians should have rights to their land
http://www.troymedia.com/2011/03/18/aboriginal-canadians-should-have-rights-to-their-land/
Native Canadians denied true democracy
http://www.troymedia.com/2010/10/20/native-canadians-denied-true-democracy/
Canadians should ignore Europe's misgivings about multiculturalism
http://www.troymedia.com/2011/02/18/canadians-should-ignore-europes-misgivings-about-multiculturalism/
http://www.troymedia.com/2011/06/08/more-canadians-need-to-know-about-our-dark-chapter-of-residential-schools/
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as
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17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without
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subscribing to USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more information
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