David Clohessy
@davidclohessy.bsky.social
Compassionate victims advocate, PR specialist, abuse survivor, public speaker, ex-director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) for 30 years.
314 566 9790, davidgclohessy@gmail.com
How about a similar group for journalists covering an even more commonplace horror - child sexual abuse?
CNA explains: How do dioceses pay for bankruptcy and abuse settlements?
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June 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
How about a similar group for journalists covering an even more commonplace horror - child sexual abuse?
In 2020 (just 5 yrs ago), a predator priest admits to his archbishop that he was grooming a boy.
And look what question the archbishop asks the predator:
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And look what question the archbishop asks the predator:
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‘Give me your word you won’t do it again’: convicted sex abuser priest tells how church gave him second chance
Patrick Wattigny revealed he blew archdiocese opportunity to stay in frock at parole hearing over molestation sentence
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June 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
In 2020 (just 5 yrs ago), a predator priest admits to his archbishop that he was grooming a boy.
And look what question the archbishop asks the predator:
tinyurl.com/bdh74e2b
And look what question the archbishop asks the predator:
tinyurl.com/bdh74e2b
"More than 8.6 million people would go uninsured if the health portions of the GOP Medicaid package became law" says non-partisan group.
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States bear the brunt of House GOP Medicaid plan
New mandates proposed for megabill would likely force states to revamp how they finance their programs or cut benefits.
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June 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"More than 8.6 million people would go uninsured if the health portions of the GOP Medicaid package became law" says non-partisan group.
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tinyurl.com/fekenzc5
The 1st bishop named by new Pope Leo was sued for not outing & outing a predator.
Later, that predator went on to molest another kid
tinyurl.com/2ajarmtm
Later, that predator went on to molest another kid
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New bishop was once accused of mishandling abuse case, which suit says led to another child getting molested
At the time Pope Francis picked Bishop Gregg Caggianelli, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — was running the Vatican office that selects and vets prospective bishops. Cardinal Blase Cup...
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June 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The 1st bishop named by new Pope Leo was sued for not outing & outing a predator.
Later, that predator went on to molest another kid
tinyurl.com/2ajarmtm
Later, that predator went on to molest another kid
tinyurl.com/2ajarmtm
Not a day goes by without me feeling grateful to & inspired by the courageous & insightful Christa Brown.
'Gaslight religion.' A great (& accurate) turn of phrase.
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'Gaslight religion.' A great (& accurate) turn of phrase.
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For abuse survivors, SBC meeting brings pain and lessons – Baptist News Global
When the Southern Baptist Convention meets next week in Dallas, many clergy sex abuse survivors will feel the hurt and betrayal of it.
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June 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not a day goes by without me feeling grateful to & inspired by the courageous & insightful Christa Brown.
'Gaslight religion.' A great (& accurate) turn of phrase.
baptistnews.com/article/for-...
'Gaslight religion.' A great (& accurate) turn of phrase.
baptistnews.com/article/for-...
In a sermon, accused predatory preacher says wives must 'look their best' to keep their husbands from 'straying'
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Prosecution might still be an option in Truett McConnell abuse case – Baptist News Global
This is only the latest twist in a fast-developing story that has rocked the university affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board.
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June 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
In a sermon, accused predatory preacher says wives must 'look their best' to keep their husbands from 'straying'
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tinyurl.com/2w7p77uu
WHY IT & **NEVER** ENDS:
Priest allegedly committed both "boundary violations" AND child sexual abuse. (Police say they find the abuse report credible.)
Now his bishop says he'll "assess" whether to put the cleric back on the job.
Reckless! Arrogant!
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Priest allegedly committed both "boundary violations" AND child sexual abuse. (Police say they find the abuse report credible.)
Now his bishop says he'll "assess" whether to put the cleric back on the job.
Reckless! Arrogant!
tinyurl.com/ybv7k3fd
Charlotte bishop assessing future of priest accused of boundary violations, sexual abuse
A police investigation found the sexual abuse allegations credible, the diocese said.
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June 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
WHY IT & **NEVER** ENDS:
Priest allegedly committed both "boundary violations" AND child sexual abuse. (Police say they find the abuse report credible.)
Now his bishop says he'll "assess" whether to put the cleric back on the job.
Reckless! Arrogant!
tinyurl.com/ybv7k3fd
Priest allegedly committed both "boundary violations" AND child sexual abuse. (Police say they find the abuse report credible.)
Now his bishop says he'll "assess" whether to put the cleric back on the job.
Reckless! Arrogant!
tinyurl.com/ybv7k3fd
AMEN!
"What’s more important? Protecting a religious tradition or protecting children? ... These religious leaders & their lawyers are hiding behind the cloak of religion to defend something that ought to be indefensible." ⬇️
Washington passed a law requiring priests to report the abuse of children—even if they learn about it during Confession.
Catholic bishops are now suing to overturn it.
They’re choosing tradition over the safety of kids.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/catholic-b...
Catholic bishops are now suing to overturn it.
They’re choosing tradition over the safety of kids.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/catholic-b...
June 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
AMEN!
One of hundreds of predator priests who were - and still are - quietly sent to a church facility near St. Louis Missouri
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Convicted former Catholic priest exposed by Spotlight investigation dies at 87
James Talbot, a former Catholic priest convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and Massachusetts after he was exposed by The Boston Globe, has died
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June 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
One of hundreds of predator priests who were - and still are - quietly sent to a church facility near St. Louis Missouri
tinyurl.com/2s47stkz
tinyurl.com/2s47stkz
Roughly 1,500 babies have been born HIV-positive every day since January 21, because Musk cut off their mothers’ medication.
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Go, Elon, and Never Darken Our Doors Again
The worst ultra-billionaire on Earth says he’s leaving government. Let’s hope he actually does it.
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June 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Roughly 1,500 babies have been born HIV-positive every day since January 21, because Musk cut off their mothers’ medication.
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Convicted of murder, extortion, money laundering & drug related offenses. From prison ran a notorious drug gang of about 30,000 members in 31 states & brought in roughly $100 million a year.
Trump just pardoned him.
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Trump just pardoned him.
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Trump commutes federal life sentence for Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover
President Trump commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence after 30 years in supermax prison. The former Chicago gang leader still faces state murder charges.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Convicted of murder, extortion, money laundering & drug related offenses. From prison ran a notorious drug gang of about 30,000 members in 31 states & brought in roughly $100 million a year.
Trump just pardoned him.
tinyurl.com/4r69s2pk
Trump just pardoned him.
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If there's any way you can possibly make it, you really really should see this performance. It's outstanding!
www.majestictheater.com/unreconciled
www.majestictheater.com/unreconciled
Unreconciled — MAJESTIC THEATER
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May 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If there's any way you can possibly make it, you really really should see this performance. It's outstanding!
www.majestictheater.com/unreconciled
www.majestictheater.com/unreconciled
Prevost (now pope) was in Chicago & head of the Augustinian order's Midwestern region, when allegations surfaced that a local Catholic school’s president, Fr. Richard McGrath, had abused at least one student & kept child porn images on his phone
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Pope Leo XIV's 'godly' path from Chicago to the Vatican
The new leader of 1.4 billion Catholics around the world grew up in a Chicago suburb and was recognized as "just godly" by his elementary school classmates.
www.nbcnews.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Prevost (now pope) was in Chicago & head of the Augustinian order's Midwestern region, when allegations surfaced that a local Catholic school’s president, Fr. Richard McGrath, had abused at least one student & kept child porn images on his phone
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
MSN
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May 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Trying to defend Pope Leo's actions, church lawyer blames a dead guy. But the predator says "He's wrong!"
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tinyurl.com/s3tck3e7
Ex-priest accused of molesting kids says future Pope Leo XIV OK’d his move near South Side school
"He’s the one who gave me permission” to stay at a Hyde Park monastery in 2000, former priest James M. Ray told the Chicago Sun-Times of Robert Prevost, the newly installed pope who was then head of t...
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May 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Trying to defend Pope Leo's actions, church lawyer blames a dead guy. But the predator says "He's wrong!"
tinyurl.com/s3tck3e7
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