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Notes from Listening Session No. 7
Holy Trinity Church, Dunkirk August 17, 2019 Summary: 90 total attendees The session opened with an opening prayer by Bishop Richard J. Malone, a reading from the First Book of Kings, intercessions, and reading of a prayer written by priests of our diocese. The...
read moreNotes from Listening Session No. 6
Nativity of Our Lord Church, Orchard Park. August 10, 2019. Stephanie Argentine kicked off the session at 9:30 a.m. Bishop Malone started with a healing prayer. Approx. 80 people in attendance.
read moreSex abuse victims deserve support in their quest for justice
August 14 marks another milestone in the effort to bring compassion, healing and justice to victims of sexual abuse in New York State. One year ago, the Pennsylvania Grand Jury released the results of its investigation into how sex abuse claims were handled in six...
read moreMen’s Breakfast featuring MRT as Guest Speakers
Join the discussion about the Movement to Restore Trust on September 7, 2019 in the Chapel at Blessed Sacrament RC Church, 263 Claremont Ave, Tonawanda, NY. Mass, breakfast Bible study and speakers.
read moreNotes from Listening Session No. 5
Listening session No. 5 – held at Sacred Heart Parish Social Center, Batavia, NY on August 3, 2019. About 75 people attended, including seven priests and Bishop Richard J. Malone, Movement to Restore Trust (MRT) Organizing Committee member John Hurley and Dennis Mahaney.
read moreMedia coverage of the release of MRT Initial Report
The Initial Report of The Movement to Restore Trust was released July 25, 2019. Below are links to media coverage of the Report:Buffalo News: Editorial: Movement to Restore Trust delivers a worthy action plan for...
read moreInitial reports of the Workgroups
A Letter from the Organizing Committee for the Movement to Restore Trust We are pleased to submit The Initial Reports of the Movement to Restore Trust Working Groups which is guiding the work of our group of independent, concerned and committed Catholics to address...
read moreThe Movement to Restore Trust releases initial report
Several recommendations already implemented, others to follow The Movement to Restore Trust (MRT), a group of independent, committed Catholics formed last year to address the Diocese of Buffalo’s handling of clergy sex abuse cases, has released The Initial Report of...
read moreThe Initial Report of The Movement to Restore Trust
What you need to know On July 24, 2019, The Movement to Restore Trust (MRT), a group of independent, committed Catholics formed last year to address the Diocese of Buffalo’s handling of clergy sex abuse cases, released The Initial Report of the Movement to Restore...
read moreHoly Trinity forged to fight sexual abuse crisis in Catholic Diocese
The Child Victims Act fully becomes New York law on Aug. 14. It is expected to bring a new wave of sexual abuse cases into the light, as the law allows more survivors their day in court. It also adds more urgency to the work currently underway to transform the Buffalo...
read moreArticles and Statements
- Prominent local Catholics demand reforms to Buffalo Diocese (Buffalo News)
- Editorial: Buffalo Diocese in desperate need of reform (Buffalo News)
- President’s Statement on the Sexual Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church (canisius.edu)
- Canisius College president calls for more women leadership in Catholic Church (WIVB)
- Canisius College leader condemns atrocities of priest sexual abuse scandal (WBFO)
- Canisius College president calls for stronger role of women in Catholic Church (Buffalo News)