Oldenburg leadership Franciscan Sister Christa Franzer leaves comfort zone in accepting new role, page 3. Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com August 17, 2018 Vol. LVIII, No. 44 75¢ Abuse expert: Crisis is call to new vision of priesthood, accountability VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A Jesuit priest who has been on the frontline of advocating for survivors of clerical sexual abuse and developing detailed programs to prevent abuse said the crisis unfolding, again, in the United States is a summons to a new way of envisioning the Church and taking responsibility for it. “I am not surprised” by the new Fr. Hans Zollner, S.J. reports of abuse. “I do not think it will stop soon and, at the same time, I think it is necessary and should be seen in the framework of evolving a more consistent practice of accountability,” said Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a professor of psychology and president of the Center for Child Protection at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. “I know that people are deeply angry and they are losing their trust—this is In their home in Waldron on Aug. 2, Carolyn and Omer Weintraut recreate the pose they struck on their wedding day on Aug. 1, 1953. The members of understandable. That is normal, humanly St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Shelby County recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. (Photo by Natalie Hoefer) speaking,” he told Catholic News Service (CNS) as newspapers were filled with information and commentary about the case of retired Archbishop Theodore Couple of 65 years is fifth generation of E. McCarrick, misconduct in a Nebraska seminary and the pending release of a marriages in family lasting 50-plus years Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse. By Natalie Hoefer “It’s been great,” says Omer. “We’ve Their son Nicholas (see “From the The courage of survivors to speak out, been through a lot, done a lot, prayed a Archives” photo on page 16) and his wife the investigative work of both police and WALDRON—When asked to pose lot. We take care of each other.” Anna settled in Waldron. They became Church bodies, the implementation of while kissing, the bride’s and groom’s It is a pattern that has played out members of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, child protection measures and improved lips linger a bit after the camera finishes through 187 years and five generations of where they marked their 50th anniversary screening of potential seminarians, Church clicking. They smile, gazing into each Weintrauts. in 1902. workers and volunteers mean that children others’ eyes as only those deeply in Their descendants remained in the and vulnerable adults are safer today. love do. Five times 50-plus parish, including their son George and his But, as Father Zollner has been saying “Our nieces and nephews always said In 1831, Franz and Magdelena wife Madgalena. That couple celebrated for years, that does not mean accusations we were always kissing,” admits the Weintraut married in Germany. The 50 years of marriage in 1941. Their son of past abuse will stop coming out, and it happy wife. couple emigrated to America, eventually Albert marked 50 years with his wife does not guarantee there will never again Her name is Carolyn Weintraut, 85. moving to Morris, in southeastern Theresia in 1966. be a case of abuse or sexual misconduct. She and her husband Omer, 90, are Indiana, where they were members Omer, the son of Albert and Dealing with the reality of potential members of St. Vincent de Paul Parish of St. Anthony of Padua Parish. They Theresia, recalls both his parents’ and abuse and the history of clerical sexual in Shelby County. They celebrated their celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary his grandparents’ golden wedding abuse in the Church is a process, he said. 65th wedding anniversary on Aug. 1. in 1881. See MARRIAGE, page 9 See ABUSE, page 10 New partnership between archdiocese, Marian offers scholarships for future Catholic school teachers By John Shaughnessy Students in the program will also be passed down to future generations are receive classroom experience in the very people for whom this program is Hoping to provide a model for Catholic archdiocesan schools beginning in their designed.” education in the United States, the freshman year, and they will participate Fleming notes that teachers in Catholic archdiocese and Marian University in in a yearlong, paid residency at an schools have a calling to “transform the Indianapolis have archdiocesan school under the direction of world”—a sentiment echoed by Kenith formed a new a master teacher. Britt, the dean of the Klipsch Educators partnership to Another defining element of the College at Marian. recruit and retain program is that the students will study “Our goal for the program is to make educators dedicated to abroad in a country recognized for the sure we have graduates who improve transforming the lives high educational performance of its the lives of young people, not just of students in Catholic students, including Finland, Singapore and academically but spiritually, and from a schools. South Korea. standpoint of character and values,” Britt A key part of the “Some of the very best talent that says. “This is our obligation and duty as new effort is to provide exists in our communities can be found Catholic institutions.” Gina Fleming up to $40,000 in in our Catholic high schools,” says Gina On one level, the program is a response scholarships to any high school graduate Fleming, superintendent of Catholic to the reality that “fewer students are from the archdiocese who is accepted into schools for the archdiocese. “The future entering the field of education in many the Klipsch Educators College at Marian grads of our Catholic high schools who states, including our own,” Fleming and who agrees to teach in an archdiocesan are mission-driven, highly motivated and says, citing significant college debt as Catholic school upon graduation. graced with skills and knowledge that can See SCHOLARSHIPS, page 10 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, August 17, 2018 Public Schedule of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson __________ August 19-28, 2018 August 19 — 9:30 a.m. August 26 — 2 p.m. Mass for opening of school year at Mass for 150th Parish Anniversary at Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary, St. Rose of Lima Parish, Franklin Indianapolis August 28 — 11 a.m. August 19-23 Deans’ Meeting at Archbishop Archbishop Charles C. Thompson blesses new seminarians for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis during an Aug. 7 Mass at the chapel of Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis. The Mass Region VII Bishops’ Annual Retreat Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center, was part of the annual convocation of archdiocesan seminarians. (Photo by Sean Gallagher) at Cardinal Stritch Retreat House, Indianapolis Mundelein, Ill. August 28 — 5 p.m. Archdiocesan seminarians gather August 25 — 9 a.m. Work of Angels Dinner to benefit Keynote address for Catholic Charities’ New Albany Deanery Youth Ministry Parish Social Ministry gathering at Huber’s Orchard, Winery and at retreat house to build up fraternity at Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Vineyards, Starlight By Sean Gallagher Beech Grove hosting a cookout for them and priests of the August 25 — 5:30 p.m. (Schedule subject to change.) Eight years ago, transitional Deacon archdiocese at his home on Aug. 9. Confirmation of youths of St. Luke Timothy DeCrane was about to enter “It’s good to come together,” the Evangelist Parish at St. Luke the his first year of priestly formation as a Archbishop Thompson said. “Fraternity Evangelist Church, Indianapolis freshman at Bishop Simon Bruté College doesn’t begin after they’re ordained. Seminary in Indianapolis. Fraternity has to begin in the seminary. “The first year, I was really nervous So coming together like this, praying about entering the seminary,” said Deacon together, studying together, reflecting DeCrane, a member of Holy Name of together, enjoying each other’s Bishops, faith leaders condemn Jesus Parish in Beech Grove. “Everything company—this is part of their fraternity.” was a completely new venture for me.” In the past, seminarian convocations Tennessee’s first execution in nine years His nerves started to be relieved, featured pilgrimages to parishes and though, when he began to meet and shrines across central and southern Indiana. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS)—Two Attorneys for Irick had filed a last- become friends with his fellow seminarians Father Eric Augenstein, archdiocesan Tennessee Catholic bishops called the minute appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in early August 2010 at the annual vocations director, has kept the seminarians execution of Billy Ray Irick on Aug. 9 seeking a stay of his execution until their archdiocesan seminarian convocation. in recent convocations at Fatima. “unnecessary.” lawsuit challenging the constitutionality “Getting to know them, they put me at “The most important goal of the “Tonight’s execution of Billy Ray of Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol ease,” Deacon DeCrane said. “It gave me convocation is to build fraternity among the Irick was unnecessary. It served no useful could be heard by the state Court of an opportunity to connect.” seminarians,” he said. “The more time that purpose,” Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Appeals. Earlier this month, less than a year we can spend together, wherever we’re at, Nashville and Bishop Richard F. Stika of Five hours before the execution, the before his priestly ordination, Deacon helps to build that fraternity. Staying local Knoxville said in a statement after Irick Supreme Court rejected the appeal, DeCrane made connections with new and having more free and unstructured time was executed at Riverbend Maximum with a dissent filed by Justice Sonia seminarians for the Church in central and to be with each other is important.” Security Institute in Nashville.