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Inside WEST RIVER Upcoming... Sexual Abuse April — National Child Abuse Unacceptable, p. 2 Prevention Month (see p. 11) Summit on Child Social Justice Workshop on Human Trafficking, Protection, p. 4 Sat.,Mar. 23. (see p. 15) Lent pp. 17 & 19 C Easter Triduum, Thursday- Saturday, Apr. 18-20 atholic Easter Sunday, Apr. 21 Informing Catholics in Western South Dakota since May 1973 Diocese of Rapid City Volume 47 Number 11 www.rapidcitydiocese.org March 2019 South Dakota Congress urged to Palm Sunday Brunch Speaker protect foreign aid George Weigel, p. 18 BY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Livestream Mass Schedule Chrism Mass: April 8, 7 p.m. WASHINGTON —A senior PMD Mass: April 9, 10 a.m. Catholic Relief Services official Palm Sunday: April 14, 8 a.m. urged Congress to modestly Holy Thursday: April 18, 7 p.m. increase the U.S. international af- Good Friday: April 19, 7 p.m. fairs budget in a time of mass dis- Easter Vigil: April 20, 8:30 p.m. placement and crises that cause hunger and inadequate health Go to rapidcitydiocese.org. Viewing does not meet the care. obligation of attending Bill O’Keefe, executive vice Palm Sunday & Easter. president for mission, mobilization This service is offered for and advocacy, called for at least those who are homebound $60 billion in foreign humanitar- and unable to attend Mass. ian and development aid in fiscal year 2020 spending during testi- mony March 12 to the House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs. O’Keefe’s appearance on Capi- From Terra Sancta to Terra Sancta tol Hill came a day after President Donald Trump proposed a 24- Terra Sancta Retreat Center Direc- and showed him the Stations of the percent cut in foreign assistance in tor Reeney Wilson and Bishop Robert Cross along the high back wall. the 2020 budget. Gruss with the 12th Station of the “He took one down. It was carved Foreign assistance for programs Cross. During his pilgrimage to the from a single piece of olive wood. The in health care, including for AIDS, Holy Land in January, Bishop Gruss detail was unbelievable,” said Bishop tuberculosis and malaria treat- had the opportunity to visit Christian Gruss. It was carved by Munir shops in Bethlehem in Palestine. The Twemeh, a renowned artist. ment, international disaster assis- tour guide, a Catholic man from “It’s important to support the body tance, migration and refugee Nazareth, explained there is a of Christ in Bethlehem in whatever way assistance, and development pro- dwindling Christian presence in the we can,” he said. “Each station is a grams totals about 1 percent of all city of Christ’s birth. Due to the conflict piece of art, and it’s a way to bring federal spending. between Palestine and Israel, the city Terra Sancta to Terra Sancta here.” The White House budget as is walled off, and unemployment is The stations from the Holy Land around 80 percent. To support them- are hung inside Holy Cross Chapel, at submitted is expected to be signifi- selves, Christian families are carving the retreat center, Rapid City. Rosaries cantly altered by Congress as it souvenirs from olive wood. At a shop from the same shop will be sold there conducts hearings between now which is co-owned by several families, to offset the purchase of the stations. and the start of the fiscal year the manager approached the bishop “I am hoping people can go out to Oct. 1. the retreat center and pray the sta- tions in Holy Cross Chapel during Among the primary beneficiar- Deacon Walt Wilson hangs the first Lent,” he said. ies of aid are the 68 million people station on the chapel wall. displaced by natural disasters. (WRC photo by Laurie Hallstrom) (Photo by Angie King) 2 WRC ‘Sexual abuse of any personNo Greater in Love our society is unacceptable’March 2019 The meeting incence of children. No explanations suffice which ensures complete transparency and Divine Physician who gave his life for his Rome on the protection for these abuses involving children. We accountability. This is essential in restoring Church, leads her to true healing, conver- of minors in the church need to recognize with humility and the trust that has been broken as the result sion and holiness. Be assured of my con- has come and gone, but courage that we stand face to face with the of the misconduct of a few. tinued prayers for all of you. the work addressed at mystery of evil, which strikes most violently The Diocese of Rapid City remains Sincerely in the peace of Christ, Bishop that meeting is far from against the most vulnerable, for they are an committed to reaching out to victims of +Bishop Robert D. Gruss Robert Gruss complete. I am grateful image of Jesus. For this reason, the church childhood sexual abuse within our diocese that Pope Francis has has now become increasingly aware of the as well as doing all that we can to protect The following list includes those Diocese of called bishops from need not only to curb the gravest cases of our youth and vulnerable adults from harm. priests/brothers/scholastics who were incar- Rapid City around the world to ad- abuse by disciplinary measures and civil and As the bishop of this diocese, I am dinated and/or served in the Diocese of dress this serious crisis canonical processes, but also to decisively deeply saddened that abuse of minors by Rapid City and were alleged to have in the church, to seek a confront the phenomenon both inside and clergy is part of the history of our local sexually abused a minor(s). All are deceased positive and holy way outside the church. She feels called to com- church. In the interest of transparency and except John Praveen Kumar Itukulapati forward. From what I have read, it was in- bat this evil that strikes at the very heart of accountability, I have chosen, as part of our ALCP/OSS. tense, challenging and fruitful. Many voices her mission, which is to preach the Gospel ongoing process of reaching out to the Incardinated in the were heard — bishops, religious, and most to the little ones and to protect them from diocesan community, to publicly identify Diocese of Rapid City importantly victim survivors. ravenous wolves.” (Address of His Holiness those priests who have carried out ministry John Corry Since the conclusion of this meeting, I Pope Francis at the end of the Eucharistic in the Diocese of Rapid City, and against Thomas Gorman have personally been asked if something Concelebration) whom there is a credible claim of sexual William Lambert concrete is going to come out of this gath- Sexual abuse of any person in our soci- abuse of a minor. An allegation is deemed Donald Murray ering. In a statement Cardinal DiNardo ety is unacceptable and all necessary steps to be credible if there is reasonable cause to Dennis Riss made to Catholic News Service, he wrote, must be taken to ensure that our young believe that abuse occurred. This determi- James Sheehan “The summit seemed to be effective in get- people and vulnerable adults are protected. nation follows a process of consultation and Francis Vallo ting all the world’s bishops on the same Since the implementation of the Charter, is not a legal judgment. Inclusion on this page in placing victims and survivors at the the Catholic Church in America has done list does not imply that the claims are true From outside the Diocese of Rapid City and correct in that the accused individual center of the church’s concern, rather than more in seeking to protect children, young Francis Bell, Diocese of Albany has been found guilty of a crime or liable the church’s reputation and its personnel.” people and vulnerable adults than any other Cletus Adams TOR, for civil claims. In many instances, the Yes, that is one positive outcome, but con- institution, public or private. Beginning in (Third Order Regular Franciscan) claims were made many years or decades crete steps must be clearly defined for the the 1990s, the bishops of the Diocese of Gilbert Stack OSB, after the alleged events and therefore were church to really move forward to a place of Rapid City have implemented zero toler- (Order of St. Benedict) not capable of an investigation and deter- healing and a new place of trust and ac- ance policies toward any instance of sexual John Praveen Kumar Itukulapati mination. countability. There must be a process put in abuse of children and young people. And ALCP/OSS, Order of the It is important to acknowledge the hor- place by which bishops are held accountable we remain committed to do so. Apostolic Life Community of rid truth of past abuse in the church so that and complaints against bishops can be Though the laicization of Theodore Priests in the Opus Spiritus Sancti we can repent of these actions, and to processed effectively. The establishment of McCarrick, the former cardinal and arch- recommit ourselves to ensuring that no one standards of conduct for bishops is impor- bishop of Washington, is a step forward in The following are Jesuits from tant as well. the healing process, we have failed miser- is hurt moving forward. the Society of Jesus: Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, in his ably in holding our church leaders account- Again, I will ensure that the diocese address given at the end of the Mass closing able for this type of abhorrent behavior. remains vigilant and transparent in fulfilling Francis Chapman SJ this meeting on the protection of minors in Many U.S.

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