Cathedral High School graduate finds validation after Springfield diocese hears her sexual abuse claim against late Rev. Karl Huller
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
The late Rev. Karl Huller s photograph is seen in a screen capture from the website for St. Michael s Cathedral in Springfield, where he once served as rector and a meeting room at the Bishop Marshall Center was once named in his honor. In 2004, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield settled claims by two men who alleged they were sexually abused by Huller as students at Cathedral High School. In December 2020, the diocese accepted as credible a third survivor s claim that she was also sexually assaulted by Huller as a student there in the 1960s.
Former Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, pictured, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield is one of several people named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by the man whose sexual assault allegations against the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon were found to be âunequivocally credibleâ by an independent judge. EAGLE FILE PHOTO
The former altar boy who accused a legendary bishop of rape â an account deemed âunequivocally credibleâ by a retired judge last summer â wants to be compensated for his suffering, citing inaction and connivance by church officials that, he says, exacerbated his pain.
In a lawsuit filed in Hampden Superior Court, the Chicopee man alleges that current and former officials within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, including former Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, engaged in a cover-up to protect the reputation of the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon.
Bishop Weldon accuser files lawsuit against Springfield diocese
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
Posted Feb 09, 2021
Seen here in a January 7, 1976 file photo, the Most Rev. Christopher J. Weldon, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield from 1950 until 1977.
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A former altar boy who accused the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon of sexual assault and whose claim was found to be “unequivocally credible” following a review ordered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for the physical harm he suffered in the 1960s and continued emotional distress.
The plaintiff, identified as “John Doe” of Chicopee, says he was between 9 and 11 years old when he was raped multiple times at multiple locations by Weldon and two other members of the clergy.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church buys former Blessed Sacrament in Northampton
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
Posted Jan 14, 2021
The former Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church at 354 Elm St. in Northampton has been sold to the Southern New England Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists.Don Treeger / The Republican file
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NORTHAMPTON A growing Seventh-Day Adventist congregation based in Florence bought the former Blessed Sacrament Church at 354 Elm St. for $455,000.
The transaction, recorded at the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds Dec. 30, doesn’t include the rectory next door. But that property, still listed in city records as owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, is no longer listed for sale.
Bishop Paprocki Reflects on the Recent Violent Capitol Lockdown 01/12/2021 at 11:51 AM Posted by Kevin Edward White
The bishop of Springfield, Ill. considers the recent riots at the US Capitol posing critical questions that every Catholic should reflect upon during this crucial time.
January 12, 2021
Editor’s Note: Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Ill. offered this homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Jan. 10. It is reprinted here with permission.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ:
Are you a follower of Christ or just an admirer of Christ? This distinction between followers of Christ and mere admirers of Our Savior is explained in a recently published book by Rod Dreher entitled, Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents. He tells the story of an artist who is painting images of Bible stories on the wall of the village church. The artist laments his own inability to paint a true representation of Christ. He says that his images comfor