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1/ This week, we reported with @EmilySchwing that for years, the Jesuits sent priests accused of sexual abuse to retire on @GonzagaU’s campus.

@Gonzaga_Prez responded. But he didn’t really answer much. revealnews.org/blog/gonzaga-u…
2/ For one thing: In @Gonzaga_Prez ’s statement yesterday, he appears to contradict himself about when, exactly, he learned that the university was hosting accused priests on its campus.
3/ We tried to talk to him on record several times over the course of several months while reporting this story. He denied each request.

We asked him again after our story came out. He turned us down then, too.
4/ So!

Since he won’t answer our questions face-to-face, we figured we’d just ask them here. Beginning with this one:

When did @Gonzaga_Prez first learn about so-called “safety plans,” designed to keep accused priests away from students?
5/ Were those plans shared with anyone working for @GonzagaU? If so, when? Who saw them?
6/ In our reporting, we showed that Father Frank Case recommended James Poole, who had at least 19 reports of sexual abuse against him, according to @Fairbanks_Dioce.

Case endorsed Poole for a hospital chaplain job. revealnews.org/article/these-…
7/ Case, who was in charge of the Oregon Province at the time, says he was not aware of the allegations against Poole. We want to know ...

Is Case still vice president at @GonzagaU?

Is he still team chaplain for @ZagMBB?
8/ At least some of the accused priests were already living at Cardinal Bea House while Father Case was provincial.

When did Father Case learn that accused Jesuits were living on @GonzagaU’s campus?
9/ Did Father Case ever inform anyone at @GonzagaU about the priests living there? Should he have?
10/ Does @Gonzaga_Prez regret not informing the #Gonzaga community of the accused priests’ presence?
11/ Did the university provide services like internet access or tech support to the Cardinal Bea House? And if so, did they monitor this use?
12/ There’s a separate issue here, too. Following our reporting, @jesuitswest restricted access to the Jesuit archives at @GonzagaU.

That’s despite their recent calls for transparency around this issue: jesuitswest.org/Assets/Publica…
13/ And while we're at it, another question for @jesuitswest: Is it true that the Jesuits never informed @GonzagaU or senior university officials about the priests at Bea House?
14/ We’ve already received many tips and leads for potential follow-up stories.

If you have information about sexual abuse or accused Jesuits in the Northwest, we would love to hear from you: tips@revealnews.org
15/ We’re going to keep asking these questions. The best way to keep up with our reporting is by subscribing to our newsletter: revealnews.org/newsletter
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Dear friends: This week was one of the worst weeks in the church and in the Society of Jesus. By January, all of the US Jesuit Provinces will have released the names of Jesuits credibly accused of sexual abuse. This was the right and moral thing to do. 1/
It is part of the process of confession, which we hope will lead to healing and reconciliation. And to be clear: any credibly accused Jesuit today is immediately removed from active ministry. And any Jesuit who may have committed a crime is reported to civil authorities. 2/
But the release of names means that the stories of abuse will be read and cause further outrage and despair. 3/
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Thread. I am very worried that the Girl Guides is creating an institution and climate which is conducive to abuse.
Those who wish to access victims will exploit situations and put themselves in positions where they are surrounded by children. It is why paedophiles entered the Catholic Church, sports coaching, gymnastics coaching, children’s hospitals and homes.
One is not going to get much access to children while working on an oil rig.
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This is going to be a long thread.

We must pray for the Holy Father, The Clergy, Religious and the Church.

1) This scandal has shook the Church to its core. That said, my faith is not dependent on the sincerity of the pope, clergy or the laity.

#Viganò
#Catholic
2) We do not know the heart or soul of the Holy Father, Cardinals, Bishops or Clergy.

No person should make the claim to know their hearts or souls.

Ad hominem attacks from both sides are sinful acts of calumny and slander.

What do we know?
3) The preponderance of evidence is disconcerting and should cause any person with eyes to pause.

What do we know to be facts:

Pope Francis has stated he will not say 'one word' related to the Viganò Testimony.
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"Catholic Priests Abused 1,000 Children in Pennsylvania, Report Says" - @nytimes nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/… #ChurchSexAbuse
"Bishops & other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years, persuading victims not to report the abuse and law enforcement not to investigate it" according to a grand jury #ChurchSexAbuse
"The report, which covered six of the state’s eight Catholic dioceses and found more than 1,000 identifiable victims, is the broadest examination yet by a government agency in the United States of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church." #ChurchSexAbuse nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/…
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I'm reading the grand jury report on sex abuse in Pennsylvania's Catholic Church so you don't have to. In sum, the Catholic Church shielded themselves by shaming, degrading, and discrediting survivors. This report is a reckoning. #TimesUP #MeToo THREAD

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