"We would like to hold Cardinal Bevilacqua accountable as well. The Grand Jurors have no doubt that his knowing and deliberate actions during his tenure as Archbishop also endangered thousands of children in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Msgr. Lynn was carrying out the Cardinal's policies exactly as the Cardinal directed. In most of the cases we reviewed from the previous grand jury report, Cardinal Bevilacqua knew substantially everything that Msgr. Lynn knew about the danger posed by the accused priests."
Marielena Montesino de Stuart
Renew America
28-02-2011
Benedict XVI must surround himself with holy men, morally capable of acting as ecclesiastical officials.
A Special Report
Dangerous Impostors
AVE MARIA, Florida- Following a long and painful investigation of the sexual abuse of children in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, a Grand Jury has issued a final report stating that they have no doubt that Cardinal Bevilacqua's "knowing and deliberate actions during his tenure as Archbishop also endangered thousands of children in the Philadelphia Archdiocese." This endangerment included vulnerable and poor immigrant children from the Hmong community — an alarming fact, considering Bevilacqua's experience, having served as Director of the Migration and Refugee Office in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Cardinal Bevilacqua is one of America's best known Roman Catholic Cardinals. He is also considered to be one of the most notorious protectors of dangerous sexual predators, in the history of the Catholic Church in America.
This "prince of the Church" served as Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1987-2003, after having served as Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh from 1983-1987.
Bevilacqua arrived in Pennsylvania from his native New York, after serving in various positions under Bishop Mugavero, culminating with his appointment in 1980 as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
But Bevilacqua's history of cover-ups is not limited to Pennsylvania.
Memos reveal that during Bevilacqua's tenure as Auxiliary Bishop at the Diocese of Brooklyn, he covered up and transferred an extremely dangerous predator, Father Romano J. Ferraro, who is now serving a life sentence.
Cardinal Bevilacqua has been closely associated for many years with Tom Monaghan, the former pizza king who arrived in Southwest Florida a few years ago, with his controversial Ave Maria brand — including the Town of Ave Maria and Ave Maria University.
Monaghan's involvement with Cardinal Bevilacqua will be further discussed below.
But above all, this is a story involving some of the most horrendous and systematic crimes committed against the dignity of a human being: the sexual abuse of children, and what some inside the Roman Catholic Church are willing to do to cover up the existence of these crimes.
It is a story that shatters hearts — not just because of the heinous nature of the crimes, but because these are crimes perpetrated against children, using God and the Church as a protective shield.
It is also a story about how some, who appear to be "pillars of the community" — who, on one hand, claim to be pro-life, and claim to stand in defense of the unborn — abuse them after they are born.
These are not just rapists of children, but impostors and hijackers of sacred causes.
Such is the hypocrisy of certain Catholics who profess to be "orthodox" "conservative" "liberal" or "progressive" — in order to attract followers. They use these political and social labels in order to create a 'cult of personality' around them, and they actively use the media for their propaganda and puff pieces written by their beholden followers.
These are individuals whose repulsive, deceptive and dangerous practices are luring thousands to schools, organizations, prayer groups, parishes, retreats, lectures, etc., — many times resulting in substantial monetary gain that allows them to continue their criminal and deceptive activities.
These individuals are not "orthodox" or "conservative," "liberal" or "progressive."They are monsters. They are dangerous — and they are organized.
The Cover-up: Sexual Abuse of Children under the Tenure of Cardinal Bevilacqua, at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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