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HANKSGIVING IOSAVT The Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Savannah BIT.LY/D Vol. 98, No. 24 Thursday, November 22, 2018 Put Faith in Your Opinions southerncross.diosav.org $.75 Bishop Hartmayer releases list of those credibly accused of he Diocese of Savannah is sexualsexual abuse has been abuse made has of been preparedminors based on the rec- Diocese of Savannah, or if you know Tcommitted to the protection of involving conduct within the ommendation of the Diocesan Review of anyone who has been a victim of minors, as well as to compliance diocese Board, which is composed of mem- such misconduct, please contact civil with the United States Conference • Priests under the direct author- bers who are laypersons and not in authorities and the Diocese Abuse of Catholic Bishops’ Charter for the ity of a Religious Order, but the employ of the diocese. This board Reporting Line at 1-888-357-5330. Protection of Children and Young assigned to the Savannah serves to advise the diocesan bish- Along with the publication of this People. In a spirit of transparency and Diocese where a credible alle- op in his assessment of allegations information, I renew my apology for the hope of continued healing for the gation of sexual abuse has been of sexual abuse of minors as well the damage that young lives have survivors of abuse, I have decided to made involving conduct within as in his determination of a cleric’s suffered and the profound sorrow and release the list of the priests credibly the diocese suitability for ministry following an anger that our families have endured. accused of sexual abuse of a minor. • Priests where the Diocese of allegation of abuse. It also assists in The list below was compiled from the Savannah has not received reviews of diocesan policies and pro- † Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv. best information available to us at this an allegation of sexual abuse cedures for dealing with sexual abuse Bishop of Savannah time and covers the period from 1950 regarding conduct within the of minors. November 8, 2018 until now. diocese, but where a credible The list below will be updated if The list is divided into three parts: allegation of sexual abuse new credible allegations of sexual • Priests under the direct author- has been made against them abuse of a minor are determined. LISTS APPEAR ON PAGE 2 ity of the Diocese of Savannah elsewhere If you are a victim of abuse by cler- where a credible allegation of The list of credibly accused clergy gy, an employee or a volunteer in the U.S. bishops’ meeting has echoes, and differences, from 2002 gathering BY CAROL ZIMMERMANN BALTIMORE (CNS) Bishop Hartmayer said, "The he gathering of U.S. bishops in Congregation of Bishops in Rome TBaltimore Nov. 12-14 on the heels asked the USCCB not to vote on of the clergy abuse scandal that hit the the 3rd party proposal and the Catholic Church this past summer had Code of Conduct for Bishops so echoes of the 2002 bishops’ meeting in that the United States bishops Dallas, which took place just months would not preempt any proposals after the Church was also reeling from that will come out from the world the clergy sexual abuse crisis that made meeting of the presidents of the headlines in The Boston Globe. bishops' conferences in February. But the two meetings reflected differ- We are continuing to discuss the ent times and also ended with different proposals and are considering results. amendments from the USCCB Both meetings involved U.S. Church regarding the two proposals and leaders facing allegations of sexual the US president of the bishops' misconduct and cover-up among their conference will bring the proposal own ranks and the laity’s demands for to the meeting with Pope Francis in action amid feelings of strong distrust of February. It is at that meeting that the world's conferences of bishops Church hierarchy. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., bows his head “They were starting from scratch” in will craft protocol and procedures as he listens to a speaker Nov. 13 at the fall general assembly of the U.S. that Dioceses will use throughout 2002, said Jesuit Father Thomas Reese, Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) a senior analyst at Religion News the world in requiring greater Service, about the bishops’ response accountability from their diocesan then to sexual abuse charges in the desk on site, which indicates the extent to the Church crisis, along with time bishops." Church. of news coverage for the June 13-15 for prayer, and both years abuse victims Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer Standards the Church still uses to meeting. addressed the bishops. OFM Conv. is a member of the protect children and deal with abusive Both meetings were the bishops’ typi- Typically, media coverage of bish- USCCB Administrative Committee. priests were developed at that meeting, cal twice-yearly meetings as a body. The ops’ meetings is pretty sparse. Last but the bishops at that time failed to spring meeting of the U.S. Conference year, about 40 reporters attended the sexual abuse as planned. address standards of episcopal account- of Catholic Bishops is usually in June at fall meeting in Baltimore. This year, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of ability, which this year they discussed different locations each year and the fall the number jumped to 160, but many Galveston-Houston, USCCB president, but didn’t vote on. meeting in recent years has always been of these reporters left during the first informed the bishops Nov. 12 as they At the Dallas meeting, Father Reese, in Baltimore. day when it was announced at the opened their fall general assembly that who was then the editor of America Both the Dallas and the Baltimore meeting’s opening that the bishops Read Gathering page 2 magazine, was a guest anchor at a CNN gatherings were almost entirely devoted would not be voting on responses to UPDATED: 11/16/18 Southern Cross, Page 2 NEWS Thursday, November 22, 2018 DIOCESAN PRIESTS WITH CREDIBLE ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE RELIGIOUS ORDER PRIESTS WITH CREDIBLE ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH* IN THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH *** Years of Service Name and Order in Savannah Status Date of Years of Name Ordination Diocesan Service Status Eugene Gavigan, OCS 1958–1960 Deceased 1959 Nicholas Quinlan 5/21/1932 1933–1972 Retired 1972 Bro. Robert Murphy, O.Carm. 1969–1971 Unknown Deceased 1981 Bartholomew Keohane, SMA 1947–1961 Deceased Lorenzo Garcia 6/5/1997 1998–2008 Administrative leave 8/2008 Laicized S. John Murray, SMA 1959–1960 Deceased Robert Teoli 5/3/1955 1956–1980 Deceased 12/1980 Adolph J. Gall, SMA 1932–1960 Deceased Wayland Brown 7/9/1977 1977–1998 Laicized 2004 Austin Martin, SDS 1964–1969 Laicized 20 year prison term in SC (2018) Deceased Joseph Smith, SDS 1924–1952 Deceased 1952 James Harold, SMA 1948–1956 Deceased Date of Name Ordination Extern Priest ** Status RELIGIOUS ORDER PRIESTS WITH ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Michael O’Sullivan 1962–1972 Inactive in Kerry, Ireland Years of Service Joseph Reilly Diocese of 1964–1966 Laicized 1965 Name and Order in Savannah Status Nashville Joseph Dean, GHM Several assignments Investigated by Praesidian (an starting prior to 1962 independent investigator) Exonerated 2004 Deceased 2007 RELIGIOUS ORDER PRIESTS WITH CREDIBLE ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE *Diocesan priests are under the direction of their local bishop. Most serve in OUTSIDE THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH the parishes of the diocese, but they may also be assigned to other diocesan posts and ministries; **Extern priests are those released for service outside the diocese. Years of Service Name and Order in Savannah Status ***Religious priests are professed members of a religious order or institute. Religious clergy live according to the rule of their respective orders. In pasto- Robert Poandl, GHM 2008–2012 Recalled in 2012 by GHM for ral ministry, they are under the jurisdiction of their local bishop, as well as of allegation filed in Cincinnati; no the superiors of their order. allegations in the Diocese of Savannah Source: USCCB glossary of terms Serving prison term in OH (2014) http: //www.usccb.org/about/public-affairs/glossary/index.cfm Gathering from page 1 the Vatican wanted the bishops to delay bishops’ meetings on its website. Priests, or SNAP, Call to Action and where their meetings took place. any vote until after a February meeting The 2002 meeting, pre-social media, Voice of the Faithful. Because of predicted protests, this with the pope and presidents of the bish- did not have live tweets during the This year, members from SNAP and meeting had tighter security than most ops’ conferences around the world that meetings from reporters, observers and the research site BishopAccountability. reporters remember from any other will focus on addressing clergy abuse. bishops. org were outside the hotel where the bish- bishops’ meeting. The Congregation for Bishops, which This year, the USCCB’s social media ops were meeting, holding signs in the During presentations and comments made the request, also said the delay accounts — Facebook, Twitter and cold. The groups’ leaders focus more on from the floor, the Dallas meeting was was needed to better evaluate the pro- Instagram — with postings about the oversight and justice than controversial not far from anyone’s mind. posals in light of canon law. Baltimore meeting had 42,100 respons- debates over the perceived roles celibacy Comparing the two meetings 16 years In 2002, media coverage was at a es and were seen by nearly 2 million.