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John J. Myers

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Name: John J. Myers

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Archbishop Myers should pay price, too

The Rev. Michael Fugee was arrested on Monday, charged with seven counts of contempt of a judicial order, a fourth-degree crime that carries a maximum prison term of 18 months. His boss, however, Newark Archbishop John J. Myers, has yet to resign for ... [Published Asbury Park Press - 4 hours ago]

Entities: John J. Myers, Catholic, Resignation

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 reports

The Protocols of the Clergy of Newark

| Leave a CommentEven as Newark molester-priest Michael Fugee was being arrested and arraigned on charges of criminally violating a court order barring him from ministering to minors, his superiors in the archdiocese were once again changing their story. ... [Published Religion News Service - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Mark Mueller, Arraignment, John J. Myers

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Former Wyckoff priest arrested, charged with violating Bergen County order barring work with children

A former Wyckoff assistant pastor, who had been allowed to continue working as a priest despite confessing to the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child, was arrested Monday and charged with violating an agreement with law enforcement officials that barred ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: John J. Myers, Appellant, Sexual Abuse

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Who Framed Archbishop Myers?

| Leave a CommentNewark Archbishop John J. Myers got back from his trip to Poland this week and, according to his spokesman, will shortly make his first public statement on the latest revelations about Michael Fugee, the molester-priest who, in contravention ... [Published Religion News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: John J. Myers, Earlville (Illinois, United States), Peoria (Illinois, United States), Abuse

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 3 reports

Sweeney blasts Newark archbishop over handling of priest sex abuse accusations

Saying New Jerseys top Roman Catholic cleric should feel more public pressure and public embarrassment for protecting a priest charged with molesting a boy in 2001, state Senate President Stephen Sweeney on Friday discussed his reasons for joining politicians ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 11 2013]

Entities: Barbara Blaine, John J. Myers, Don Smith

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Roman Catholic Church

Rev. Michael Fugee Scandal: 3 More Resign In Controversy Around Accused Priest

By Mark Mueller The Star-Ledger COLTS NECK, N.J. (RNS) The pastor and two youth ministers at a Catholic church where a visiting priest violated a lifetime ban on ministry to children have stepped down from their posts, the latest fallout in an escalating ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - May 06 2013]

Entities: Resignation, Mark Mueller, Roman Catholic Church, John J. Myers

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Newark priest resigns after banned contact with minors discovered

NEWARK, N.J. - A priest of the Archdiocese of Newark resigned from active ministry May 2 after reports surfaced of his being with minors in apparent violation of a court’s memorandum of understanding that forbids him from contact with underage people ... [Published Catholic Review - May 03 2013]

Entities: Resignation, John J. Myers

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Two Ridgewood teenagers confirmed by Pope Francis at Vatican

RIDGEWOOD A pair of village teenagers recalled with still-fresh awe and excitement on Thursday the once-in-a-lifetime experience of being confirmed by Pope Francis at the Vatican on Sunday, a little over a month since his formal installation.CARMINE GALASSO ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 03 2013]

Entities: Ridgewood (United States), Pope Francis I, The Vatican

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Christie challenger calls for archibishop's resignation over defense of molester priest

The leading Democratic candidate for governor on Wednesday called for New Jerseys highest-ranking Roman Catholic bishop to step down amid a growing furor over church officials defense of a priest who confessed to groping a Wyckoff boy.Newark Archbishop ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 02 2013]

Entities: Barbara Buono, Resignation, Roman Catholic, John J. Myers

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

Lawmakers ask Newark Archbishop Myers to resign

Two lawmakers have called on Newark Archbishop John J. Myers to resign over what they call arrogance and lack of common sense.Â Sen. Joseph Vitale and Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle said the archbishop displayed arrogance and a lack of common sense ... [Published Asbury Park Press - May 01 2013]

Entities: Joseph Vitale, Resignation, Arrogance, John J. Myers

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Victim's advocate questions initial reinstatement of priest in alleged Wyckoff child abuse case

After the Rev. Michael Fugee finished serving probation on allegations that he groped a teenage boy on several occasions at his Wyckoff home more than a decade ago, a review board of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Newark examined his case. FILE PHOTO ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 01 2013]

Entities: Child Abuse, Advocate, John J. Myers, Sexual Abuse

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Priest calls on Vatican to investigate Newark Archbishop John J. Myers

An influential Wisconsin priest who advocates for victims of sexual abuse has called on the Vatican to investigate whether Newark Archbishop John J. Myers violated canon law in his handling of a clergyman who continues to work with minors despite a lifetime ... [Published New Jersey Online - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: John J. Myers, The Vatican, Sexual Abuse, Mary Parish, Vice Chancellor

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Archbishop Myers should pay price, too [Published Asbury Park Press - 4 hours ago]
Priest charged with violating ban on ministry t... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - 9 hours ago]
The Protocols of the Clergy of Newark [Published Religion News Service - 22 hours ago]
North Bergen's Our Lady of Fatima parishioners ... [Published Jersey Journal - May 22 2013]
Newark priest, Fr. Michael Fugee, arrested [Published National Catholic Reporter - May 22 2013]
Prosecutor's investigation shouldn't stop at Fu... [Published Star Ledger - May 21 2013]
Resigned priest jailed for violating order barr... [Published The Compass - May 21 2013]
Former Newark priest arrested after breaking co... [Published Catholic World Report - May 21 2013]
Former Wyckoff priest arrested, charged with vi... [Published North Jersey.com - May 21 2013]
Priest's return to ministry after sex-abuse con... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - May 19 2013]
Who Framed Archbishop Myers? [Published Religion News Service - May 17 2013]
Toughen laws against silence [Published Asbury Park Press - May 15 2013]
Newark Archdiocese reaches new settlement in de... [Published New Jersey Online - May 15 2013]
CORRUPT NJ PAPERS AND POLS [Published Noodls - May 15 2013]
Newark Archbishop Is Criticized for His Handlin... [Published New York Times - May 13 2013]
SERRANO: Church protected abuser [Published Asbury Park Press - May 12 2013]
Sweeney blasts Newark archbishop over handling ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 11 2013]
Another diocese issues statement about former W... [Published North Jersey.com - May 10 2013]
Doblin: Newark archbishop goes to the mattresses [Published North Jersey.com - May 10 2013]
Paterson Diocese asks for reports on embattled ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 10 2013]
Michael D'Antonio: To Understand The Catholic H... [Published Huffington Post - May 09 2013]
As criminal probe continues, senate president u... [Published New Jersey Online - May 09 2013]
Galen S. Myers; Dies at 90 [Published Daily News-Record - May 09 2013]
Bishop hires criminal defense lawyer as prosecu... [Published North Jersey.com - May 08 2013]
Senate President Stephen Sweeney joins calls fo... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - May 08 2013]
Outspoken Wis. priest’s retirement not a punish... [Published National Catholic Reporter - May 08 2013]
Diocese of Trenton accepts resignations of past... [Published Trentonian.com - May 08 2013]
Priest who confessed to groping child also work... [Published North Jersey.com - May 07 2013]
Rev. Michael Fugee Scandal: 3 More Resign In Co... [Published The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - May 06 2013]
Disagreement may be the key to defending the ch... [Published National Catholic Reporter - May 06 2013]

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Accused Priest at Center of N.J. Scandal Resigns [Published God's Politics Blog - May 06 2013] NEWARK, N.J. — The Roman Catholic priest at the center of a public furor enveloping Newark Archbishop John J. Myers has resigned from ministry, a spokesman for the archdiocese said May 2. The Rev. Michael Fugee, who attended youth retreats and heard ...
Bill Donohue, though completely wrong, is never... [Published dotCommonweal - May 03 2013] When being constantly outraged and on the attack is how you make your living, you’re bound to get a little sloppy with the details now and then. We’ve seen before what happens when the Catholic League’s William A. Donohue, PhD, starts out with a complaint ...
N.J. Catholics Outraged Over Accused Priest’s A... [Published God's Politics Blog - Apr 30 2013] Amid calls for a Vatican investigation, Newark Archbishop John J. Myers is facing fierce criticism for his handling of a priest who attended youth retreats and heard confessions from minors in defiance of a court-ordered lifetime ban on ministry to children. ...