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Wiz Imp

(7,277 posts)
55. Dolan should have been excommunicated from the Catholic Church long ago.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 01:59 PM
17 hrs ago

Just some of his offenses:

-As Archbishop of Milwaukee, Dolan authorized a settlement in which the archdiocese offered priests who had abused children up to $20,000 to leave the priesthood, along with continued healthcare coverage. This payout was criticized by victims' advocates as a "bonus" to pedophiles that allowed them to leave quietly.

-In 2007, Dolan requested and received permission from the Vatican to move $57 million into a cemetery trust fund, which legal experts interpreted as an attempt to shield assets from sexual abuse lawsuits. Dolan denied this claim, calling it "malarkey," but his letter to the Vatican noted that the move would provide "an improved protection of these funds from any legal claim and liability".

-In 2019, Dolan was accused of providing "safe harbor" to Monsignor John Paddack, a New York priest with multiple child sexual abuse allegations against him. Despite repeated allegations from survivors and a public campaign by lawyers, Paddack was not included on the public list of "credibly accused" clergy that Dolan released that year. Dolan eventually removed Paddack from active ministry under increasing pressure but is alleged to have kept him in his rectory.

- A survivor, Chris O'Leary, has alleged that Dolan knew of and ignored abuse perpetrated by priest LeRoy Valentine in the late 1970s, when they both served at a church in St. Louis. O'Leary also claims that in 2002, Dolan lied to him and gaslit him to protect the church.

-Dolan resisted releasing a comprehensive list of accused priests for many years, arguing that the names were already "out there". He ultimately released a list of 120 names in 2019, but most of those named were deceased.

-As Archbishop of New York, Dolan has initiated a lawsuit against Chubb, an insurance company, accusing them of refusing to cover sex abuse claims. The archdiocese claimed this was a fraudulent business practice aimed at protecting the insurer's bottom line and delaying payments to victims. Critics, however, have dismissed the legal action as another financial tactic to avoid accountability.

-Leaked 2017 audio obtained by ABC News in 2021 revealed that a lawyer hired by Dolan discussed with other bishops how the church's independent compensation program could be used to persuade legislators not to pass the Child Victims Act, which would suspend the statute of limitations for old abuse cases.

-In 2020, the Vatican ordered Dolan to investigate sexual abuse allegations against Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. Dolan eventually announced that the Vatican had exonerated DiMarzio, a result that victims' advocates heavily criticized due to the church's self-investigatory process.

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Famous MAGA's are becoming Catholic womanofthehills Yesterday #48
They're CINOs Katnip. Yesterday #49
Me too. I'm a recovering Catholic. yourout 18 hrs ago #51
He must have been aligned with Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigan Blue Full Moon Saturday #2
List of some things Charlie Kirk said: tblue37 Saturday #3
And a partial list at that. B.See Saturday #18
Yep. "Black women don't have the brain capacity to do [whatever... keep_left Saturday #27
Pope Leo needs to call Dolan and remind him about blasphemy Chasstev365 Saturday #4
Exactly canetoad Yesterday #47
Priests like him are why I'm an EXCatholic. Ping Tung Saturday #5
Child rape conspirator says what? RockRaven Saturday #6
May dolan receive everything he deserves. niyad Saturday #7
May we all get what we deserve! marble falls Saturday #15
Paging Pope Leo... 2naSalit Saturday #8
Dolan is a f***ing a**hole! returnee Saturday #9
He is definitely H2O Man Saturday #10
Not by my lights. n/t returnee Saturday #11
Your thoughts H2O Man Saturday #16
"The lower level of understanding of Jesus's message"????? cally Saturday #36
Do you think H2O Man Saturday #39
In that post, of course not cally Saturday #41
Okay, thanks. H2O Man Saturday #42
With all due respect... returnee Saturday #37
Thank you. H2O Man Saturday #40
If he isn't a Christian, what is he exactly? Mariana Yesterday #46
He is a politician... returnee 18 hrs ago #50
So, is he an atheist, or a follower of some other religion? Mariana 15 hrs ago #57
Split any hairs you like. returnee 13 hrs ago #59
C'mon, Pope Rob, musette_sf Saturday #12
Words I want to hear from Pope Leo: You're fired! ananda Saturday #13
Chalkie who??? Stick him in a hole already and lets start getting tougher over more serious issues. marble falls Saturday #14
Cardinal Timmy is full of shit Blue Owl Saturday #17
He's still mad he wasn't elected Retrograde Saturday #21
We can boycott the Catholic Church John Farmer Saturday #19
"His Eminence" is telling me the Catholic Church has the same values as Charlie Kirk. Duncan Grant Saturday #20
Why are you surprised nazi supporting, child molesting, misogynistic, cultists are kirk lovers Augiedog Saturday #22
Dolan has always been a racist SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #23
As if the Catholic Church doesn't have enough to defend. Buddyzbuddy Saturday #24
I'm ashamed to be a lapsed Catholic. rickford66 Saturday #25
Imo... lonely bird Saturday #26
Um. What? SSJVegeta Saturday #28
Totally consistent malaise Saturday #29
They're desperate to attract the younger generation back to the parishes ChicagoTeamster Saturday #30
Er, Cardinal Dolan, I don't think Jesus likes bigotry! electric_blue68 Saturday #31
Is Dolan endorsing Kirk's call for the execution of Catholic Joe Biden? struggle4progress Saturday #32
I think the Jesus I learned about would be appalled by most of what is said... 3catwoman3 Saturday #33
DOLAN is a shameless "social" butterfly among the elite, moneyed, scoundrels. UTUSN Saturday #34
Sickening! I still thought the Catholic Church was better than this. thought crime Saturday #35
Catholics should complain to the Pope. roamer65 Saturday #38
From those wonderful people who brought you Mme. Defarge Yesterday #43
Was C.K. into children? just askin... n/t Jacson6 Yesterday #44
The Pope needs to fire that guy. nt iemanja Yesterday #45
Which is why I've ignored the Catholic church for 50+ years Ritabert 17 hrs ago #52
Its cool to be public racists again. None of this should be surprising. A good portion of this country is racist, and tulipsandroses 17 hrs ago #53
Dolan is a joke. johnnyfins 17 hrs ago #54
Dolan should have been excommunicated from the Catholic Church long ago. Wiz Imp 17 hrs ago #55
He's getting out in front of the coming union of church and state underpants 17 hrs ago #56
and they wonder why people are losing their religion. Emile 15 hrs ago #58
I haven't turned on any of that crap today ecstatic 13 hrs ago #60
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