ROCHESTER (NY)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
March 27, 2011
An allegation of sexual abuse of a minor dating back to the late 1960s has been made against Rev. Vincent Panepinto and deemed credible after an investigation by the Diocese of Rochester.
Rev. Panepinto has been placed on administrative leave and his priestly faculties have been withdrawn. He can no longer exercise public ministry in any capacity.
Rev. Panepinto was ordained a priest on June 3, 1967. He served at the former St. Philip Neri parish in Rochester and St. Anthony’s in Elmira; St. Michael’s in Rochester; as a chaplain at several state correctional facilities and at Our Lady of Mercy High School; as spiritual director at Becket Hall discernment house; as pastor of the former City East parishes in Rochester (Corpus Christi, Holy Redeemer, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel); and most recently as sacramental minister of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini parish in Rochester.
HELP FOR VICTIMS: The Diocese of Rochester encourages victims of abuse to always report to the civil authorities. To report a case of possible sexual abuse and to receive help and guidance from the Diocese of Rochester, victims are encouraged to contact Barbara Pedeville, the victims’ assistance coordinator appointed by Bishop Matthew H. Clark: Phone 585-328-3228, ext. 1215 (toll-free 1-800-388- 7177, ext. 1215), or by e-mail to pedeville@dor.org
Posted by Kathy Shaw at 7:32 PM
UNITED STATES
Pop Eater
By Kelly Fisher Posted Mar 25th 2011
As the world mourns the loss of an American icon, newly released details from a 1997 interview with Elizabeth Taylor reveals a shocking secret about legendary film star James Dean that she allegedly kept for most of her life.
According to The Daily Beast, writer Kevin Sessums interviewed Taylor for a cover story for POZ, an American magazine dedicated to AIDS activism. It was then the actress reportedly let him in on a secret about Dean, a close friend of hers.
“I loved Jimmy. I’m going to tell you something, but it’s off the record until I die. OK? When Jimmy was 11 and his mother passed away, he began to be molested by his minister,” she revealed to Sessums, who was sworn to secrecy.
“I think that haunted him the rest of his life. In fact, I know it did,” she said of her friend. “We talked about it a lot. During ‘Giant’ we’d stay up nights and talk and talk, and that was one of the things he confessed to me.”
Posted by Kathy Shaw at 6:22 PM
UNITED STATES
CBS News
(CBS) – Elizabeth Taylor shared a shocking secret about fellow screen legend James Dean during an interview 14 years ago, but requested that it not be published until after she died.
“I loved Jimmy. I’m going to tell you something, but it’s off the record until I die. OK?” she told writer Kevin Sessums during a 1997 interview for POZ magazine, according to a piece published by the Daily Beast Friday.
“When Jimmy was 11 and his mother passed away, he began to be molested by his minister,” she alleged.. “I think that haunted him the rest of his life. In fact, I know it did. We talked about it a lot.”
“During ‘Giant’ we’d stay up nights and talk and talk, and that was one of the things he confessed to me,” Taylor said, referring to the 1956 movie the two co-starred in with Rock Hudson.
Posted by Kathy Shaw at 6:25 PM
MONTGOMERY (AL)
WSFA
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) – A former Montgomery church employee and author has been arrested on accusations of child abuse and sexual torture.
Dr. Barry Cook, 47 of Montgomery, was arrested Thursday on charges of Sexual Torture and Aggravated Child Abuse. He also has an outstanding warrant for Domestic Violence in the Third Degree.
Cook is listed as a leadership teacher and member of the Pastoral Staff at the Christian Life Church on Monticello Drive in Montgomery. On the church’s website, Cook is listed as teaching the “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Power: God Still Speaks” class on Sunday mornings. According to Montgomery Child Protect spokesperson, Jannah Bailey, Cook was fired from the church earlier this week.
Posted by Kathy Shaw at 8:32 AM
WISCONSIN
LaCrosse Tribune
Six more members of a Black Earth church are expected to face child abuse charges in what experts say is a rare – and legally indefensible – case of claiming the Bible dictates using a rod to punish children as young as 2 months.
“I think these are deviant people, not deviant beliefs,” said law professor Michael Broyde, who is academic director of the Law and Religion Program and a project director at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in Atlanta.
“It’s an exceptionally rare view of the Bible that permits activity that would otherwise be considered abuse,” said Broyde, who is also a rabbi.
“As I understand the Biblical text,” he said, “there is no right in the Bible to commit child abuse.”
Posted by Kathy Shaw at 8:15 AM
PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Monica Yant Kinney
Inquirer Columnist
A funny thing happened in the aftermath of yet another clergy sex-abuse scandal embroiling the Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Nothing.
Area Catholics contend that they’re enraged by the revelations, but they have a strange way of showing it.
Some stay home. Others put less in the offering basket. Neither Voice of the Faithful nor the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) has gained critical heft to make Cardinal Justin Rigali and church lawyers tremble.
Philadelphia sports fans earned their rabid rep. But Catholics here remain passive, unwilling to challenge men who lie and betray.
Posted by Kathy Shaw at 8:23 AM
http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/da/press/pdf/DRVC%20GRAND%20JURY%20REPORT.pdf
“The Evidence Before The Grand Jury “Clearly Demonstrates” That Diocesan Officials Agreed To Engage In Conduct That Resulted In The Prevention, Hindrance And Delay In The Discovery Of Criminal Conduct By Priests. They Conceived And Agreed To A Plan Using Deception And Intimidation To Prevent Victims From Seeking Legal Solutions To Their Problems.”- Pg.173
*** All that is Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is for “Good People to do Nothing“. ***
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