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Accountability Gap
Last month the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops published its report on the latest round of diocesan audits conducted by the National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People. The results are encouraging.
Accusations of sexual abuse by clergy have fallen dramatically over the past decade. While it goes without saying that a single instance of child sexual abuse is one too many, just thirty-four minors made allegations of abuse in 2012. Of those thirty-four allegations, six were considered credible, twelve not, and the rest are still being investigated. These are the fewest allegations we've seen since the audits began in 2004—audits made possible by reforms the bishops conference adopted in Dallas in 2002. While it's true that most dioceses self-report their data, and that many refuse to allow auditors into parishes and schools, no one can deny that the Catholic Church made significant progress on this issue. Yet some bishops still act as if the sexual-abuse scandal never happened.
I was at the National Press Club in February 2004, when Archbishop Wilton Gregory, then president of the USCCB, announced that the sexual-abuse crisis was "history." He was roundly criticized for that comment, but I'm sure he was being sincere. At that point, two years after the bishops adopted the Dallas Charter and Essential Norms governing their response to abuse accusations, the new rules seemed to be working. Predominantly lay review boards in every diocese were assessing abuse allegations in order to advise bishops whether accused priests should be removed from ministry. And, according to the new rules, no priest with a credible allegation of child sexual abuse against him would be allowed to remain in ministry.
When the spotlight of the national press was on them, it appeared that the bishops had acted responsibly. But, as an inaugural member of the bishops' National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Youth, I had a different perspective. When the board went looking for national data about the phenomenon of sexual abuse by clergy, the California bishops, led by Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles (now retired), strongly resisted the audits.
First Mahony objected to the institution we chose to conduct the investigation, the highly regarded John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He had never heard of it. Why couldn't a Catholic school handle it? Apparently it didn't occur to him that avoiding the appearance of bias would be essential in establishing the credibility of the study. But Mahony went further, suggesting that John Jay's audit instrument was "designed, on purpose, by people who have a vested interest in confusing the many intricate issues and maximizing the statistical number of perpetrators, as well as attaching the greatest possible numbers of perpetrators to diocesan reports."
As a lawyer, I understood the cardinal's fears. Any information they turned over to us could be subpoenaed by plaintiff's lawyers. Whether they'd actually get their hands on it—or understand what they were seeing—was another matter: John Jay coded the data to make it extremely difficult to match accusation to accused. But what was there to fear from the truth? Civil-law discovery could have uncovered the same reports whether or not the National Review Board had asked for them. As it turns out, Mahony's attempts to head off the investigation failed. Eventually the Archdiocese of Los Angeles would pay nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars in legal settlements. Perhaps it's not surprising that Mahony was so committed to blocking the audits. Last year we learned that during the late 1980s, he elected to keep accused priests out of state in order to shield them from law enforcement.
But Mahony was not alone in his skepticism. Cardinal Francis George of Chicago said that even though he thought the archdiocese's process—which had allowed some abusive priests to return to ministry after treatment—was working well, he would follow the national policy and remove them. He obviously had second thoughts about that, because in 2005, against the advice of his own review board, he kept an accused priest in ministry who went on to molest more young children. Daniel McCormack ended up going to prison. George apologized. In 2007, his fellow bishops elected him president of the USCCB, knowing he had flouted their own rules on keeping abusive priests in ministry.
Six years later, a Philadelphia grand jury found that thirty-seven accused priests were still in ministry. Why were those men still in ministry? What happened to the archdiocesan review board, which was supposed to examine allegations of child sexual abuse by priests and make recommendations to the archbishop? As the chair of the Philadelphia review board explained in Commonweal two years ago, "The review board did not see two-thirds of those cases because, according to the archdiocese, allegations against most of those priests involved only inappropriate behaviors that were not related to the sexual abuse of minors. And, citing privacy laws, the archdiocese had not provided the priests' psychological evaluations and other health records in cases the board reviewed. Board members don't know for sure whether the archdiocese gave us all relevant information."
The USCCB's 2002 reforms called for the creation of archdiocesan review boards whose function would be to evaluate charges of sexual abuse against priests and advise the bishop on how to proceed. A review board can't do its job unless it's receiving all allegations against priests.
When bishops ignore their review boards they put children at risk. That's partly why Bishop Robert W. Finn, of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, was found guilty of child endangerment last year. In December 2010, Finn learned that one of his priests, Fr. Shawn Ratigan, had hundreds of pornographic photos of children on his computer. The bishop did not notify the police, in accordance with civil and canon law. Nor did he inform the diocesan review board. Instead, Finn reassigned him as chaplain to the Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Eucharist in Independence, Missouri. The sisters later said they had not been informed of the real reason Ratigan was there. Finn placed minimal restrictions on Ratigan—for example, he was allowed to say Mass for youth groups. So for the next five months, apparently without local supervision, Ratigan concelebrated a confirmation, interacted with children on Facebook, hosted an Easter egg hunt—and even attended a sixth-grader's birthday party. After he was invited by parishioners to dine at their home, he was caught taking photos up their daughter's skirt, according to a federal indictment. Eventually Ratigan admitted to charges of possessing and creating child pornography. He's in jail.
How can Finn face his people, priests, and fellow bishops? He has let them all down. How can he attend national bishops conference meetings and hold his head up? Perhaps it's easier when the USCCB fails to schedule a discussion of the problem of bishops who break their own rules.
And now the archbishop of Newark, John Myers, has been criticized for failing to suspend a priest who admitted to two incidents of sexually groping a thirteen-year-old boy. You can read Fr. Michael Fugee's confession here. It seems straightforward, not the words of a man who was forced by police to confess to acts he didn't commit. Yet Fugee recanted his confession and denied the charges at trial, claiming he lied to police because he wanted to go home. The judge ruled the confession "totally voluntary." Members of the jury were not convinced, and they convicted him of aggravated criminal sexual contact. The judge sentenced him to probation for five years and to five hundred hours of community service. Fugee also had to register as a sex offender and undergo psychological counseling.
But Fugee's conviction was overturned on appeal because of a technicality. The trial judge's instructions to the jury did not give adequate guidance "on the issue of defendant's supervisory authority." Rather than retry Fugee, the Newark prosecutor entered into a legally binding "memorandum of understanding" with the priest and the archdiocese that permanently restricted Fugee from any ministry involving children. Fugee also agreed to "undergo sex-offender specific counseling/therapy."
Imagine the surprise of the Catholic parents in Newark when they discovered that, despite the archdiocese's agreement with the prosecutor, Fugee had been involved in youth activities, including retreats and weekend trips. He was even hearing young people's confessions—in private, as all confessions must be heard.
Archbishop Myers's response was less than forthcoming. In a letter to Newark priests, Myers claimed that Fugee had been acquitted. That was false. Fugee had been convicted, the conviction was overturned, and rather than face retrial, he and the archdiocese agreed to a plea bargain that restricted his future ministry, specifically excluding any contact with minors. The agreement is essentially—if not legally—an admission of guilt.
The archbishop also claimed that his review board had concluded that Fugee had not committed an act of sexual abuse. The review board evidently accepted Fugee's disavowal of his prior confession, finding that, while he had engaged in ill-advised activity with a minor, it did not rise to the level of abuse. Apparently the review board was strongly influenced by the prosecutor's acceptance of Fugee's return to limited ministry—a ministry that could not involve children in any way. In fact, the memorandum of understanding says that the archdiocese will not allow Fugee "to supervise or minister to any child/minor under the age of eighteen or work in any position in which children are involved. This includes, but is not limited to presiding over a parish, involvement with a youth group, religious education/parochial school, CCD, confessions of children, youth choir, youth retreats and day care." If limited ministry was good enough for the prosecutor, it was good enough for the review board, and that was their recommendation to Archbishop Myers.
Serving on a diocesan review board, with the fate of the children of your diocese at stake and the ministry of the accused in your hands is not an easy task. I know because I've been there. I don't know what the Newark review board's thinking was. But reading Fugee's original confession disturbs me. Even discounting for the stress of being interviewed at a police station, Fugee does not come off as well balanced. If the Newark review board was going to rely so heavily on the part of the agreement that allowed Fugee to return to limited ministry, what about the part calling for him to undergo sex-offender therapy? That seems a rather clear declaration that he has a sexual problem with children. If you are going to pass the buck to the prosecutor, you have to look at everything that the agreement required.
The idea of "limited ministry" does not appear in the Dallas Norms. It is a half-measure that has been deployed in several dioceses when a review board cannot confirm an instance of true sexual abuse but has enough information to recommend a priest's ministry be restricted. The trouble with this is that a priest in limited ministry still gets to wear his Roman collar, still gets to present himself as a priest in good standing. That collar is a badge of trust signifying authority. It can allow priests to spend time alone with children—Fugee is proof of this. Limited assignments may be considered safer than nothing, but for priests who are sexually attracted to children, no assignment is without significant risk.
Evidently the archbishop of Newark has his own questions about how Fugee was handled. He recently announced that the archdiocese had "uncovered certain operational vulnerabilities in our own systems. We found that the strong protocols presently in place were not always observed." He also sacked his vicar general, Msgr. John E. Doran, whose job it had been to make sure Fugee had been keeping the terms of the memorandum of understanding. Doran's signature is on that document. Myers has yet to take any personal responsibility for the failures of his own archdiocese, but according canon law, vicars general are supposed to "report to the diocesan bishop concerning the more important affairs which are to be handled or have been handled, and they are never to act contrary to the intention and mind of the diocesan bishop." Myers is a canon lawyer. Are we supposed to believe he never asked Doran for a report on Fugee? If Myers failed to ask for such updates, he is grossly negligent. If he did and knew about Fugee's violations of the agreement, then he is complicit. Neither is of any comfort to Newark parents.
When review boards were established in Dallas in 2002, what happened in Chicago, Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Newark was not exactly what we had in mind. They were meant to reinforce the idea of episcopal accountability. In many dioceses, perhaps most, they are fulfilling that function. But not everywhere. My own experience with diocesan review boards is that their performance varies. Some bishops have appointed board members who will not challenge their decisions. Others permit (or even require) chancery officials to sit in on a board's deliberations, allowing the "What does Father think?" mentality to influence the board's judgment. Perhaps the biggest problem is that there are no national standards for review boards, which means their effectiveness varies from diocese to diocese. Without a certain uniformity in how these boards function, there will always remain the possibility that they will be ignored, deceived, or manipulated. If we can't rely on review boards, then we have no assurance that abusive priests will not remain in ministry—beyond our bishops' words. Of course, we had those words before Dallas, and now we know they weren't true.
The bishops relied on majority-lay review boards to recover their own credibility. They were our safeguard against bishops who tried to revert to their old ways and move predator-priests around. The bishops' promise to let the laity have a say in evaluating charges against priests was the central point of the Dallas reforms. Most bishops are keeping that promise. Some obviously, disastrously, are not. Every time a bishop flouts the Dallas reforms by placing his own judgment above the collective wisdom of the bishops conference and the advice of laypeople, he undermines the church. The only way out of this continuing crisis is by holding such men accountable. As the original National Review Board put it in our February 2004 report, "The exercise of authority without accountability is not servant-leadership; it is tyranny."
About the Author
Nicholas P. Cafardi is a civil and canon lawyer. He is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law. Cafardi was one of the original members of the USCCB's National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Youth. His book Before Dallas (Paulist Press) is a history of the clergy child sexual-abuse crisis in the United States.
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Why aren't bishops following sexual-abuse reforms? Because all they want out of laypeople is to pray, pay and obey. Because which priest serves which parish or which ministry is, to a bishop, strictly a personnel matter which the laity has no business meddling in. Because they won't face the fact that pedophiles are almost always repeat offenders and persist in thinking that a confession doesn't merely wipe an offender's slate clean, it changes his orientation.
That about covers it.
The bishops are not following the implementation of the Dallas Charter because there are no consequences for not following it. If a bishop was indicted, convicted and jailed for actions stemming from this failure, that might create real motivation to actually implement the Dallas reforms. It is clear that at least a few don't take these reforms at all seriously.
I'm heartened that things are getting better, but a number of bishops still just don't seem to get it.
Most bishops originally had review board members that were anonymous. When we confronted A/B Levada [soon to be Cardinal over CDF in Rome] over his anonymous review board he responded that they were afraid/concerned about the possible actions against the members by survivors. We responded that US Federal judges of both the District and Appeals Courts were named and addressed in the phone book.... And they were dealing with Hells Angels and M13.!!! A month later A/B Levada did name the review board members ; the Chairman of the review board eventually resigned citing the cover-ups.
Why Aren't Bishops Following Sexual-abuse Reforms?
Because they do not have to, their is no consequences if they fail to, and no one can hold them accountable to apply and/or enforce these reforms.The Dallas Charter and Reforms are not worth the paper they are written on.
All of our children are still at risk for sexual exploitation and abuse within the US Catholic Church. Certainly such evil and criminal conduct can take place in any institution, public or private, religious or secular, However, we have 10 years worth of evidence that shows in many instances that our bishops and cardinals choose to ignore the sexual-abuse reforms, thus further imperiling more children within our Catholic Church and its associated programs and facilities.
George, Finn, Myers, etc..........did they get a copy of the Dallas Charter?
I suspect -- and admittedly have no hard evidence for same -- that the reason there has been little or no accountability for bishops from Rome is that those bishops were precisely following official Vatican policy: Keep it secret; admit nothing; find ways to silence the accusers even if that costs money.
If that is true, someone in a position to know needs to say so, even though it will expose the Vatican to worldwide lawsuits. We will not put all this behind us until the complete truth is known, AND until we know what the new, present, policy is -- if indeed there has been any change.
We continue to see egregious examples of non-compliance among the American bishops -- not merely those cited by Mr. Cafardi, but a few who have totally rejected the USCCB policy statement.
The author is too kind to the Bishops. The Charter to Protect Children is nothing more than the honor system refined. As such it was/is largely a publicity stunt to persuade the Catholic public that Bishops were/are aggressively dealing with the situation. Certainly the safe environment education that resulted from the charter has been helpful, but it too is part of the "smoke screen." The Charter avoids the most egregious issue that turned a problem of sexual predators in the church into a scandal: cover-up of sex abuse by church officials.The audit system is a farce based soley on self-reporting as the Philadelphia grand jury has proven. Auditors are only as effective as the information they are given.
The Charter avoids addressing cover-up by church officials and accountability of clerics who cover-up;. It provides for education of the church community on reporting suspicious behavior, but does nothing to protect whistle blowers. And does not empower lay review boards to be "watchdogs" but only advisors to the bishop on issues related to the Charter (another smokescreen to persuade the public that their children are safe).
What needs to happen?
1) Every seminary, school of theology, and lay/deacon formation program ought to be mandated to teach the history of sex abuse in the church with special attention to identifying cover-up and empowering participants to deal with that ever present possibility.
2) Every Bishop and church leader with a credible history of cover-up must resign and do 500 hours of community service.
3). Vulnerable adults must be expanded to include seminarians and any person in the pastoral care of a church minister and/or supervised as a church employee.
4). Canon law must be edited to give lay people legal rights to argue church related issues in ecclesiastical courts. Special protection must be extended to whistle blowers, clergy, religious, and lay.
Micheal Cassidy states he has no "hard evidence" regarding "official VaticaWhen the n policy." How's this? When the scandal first broke wide open, Boston and its Cardinal law were the center of attention. The Cardiinal was the "poster boy" for it so much so that he resigned (supposedly in disgrace). How was he subsequently treated by Rome? Well,he resides in a typical Roman palace which is attached to
Pope Francis (under the guidance of St. Francis of Assisi) needs to step up and reform the Church---from the top down.
These four examples just scratch the surface. For more cases of proven, admitted and credibly accused child molesting clerics still in ministry, see:
David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790, [email protected])
I am confused by the number 34 - these are minors currently reporting? How many adults are still coming back on the Catholic Church for what happened in decades past?
As a victim of clergy abuse I am saddened that more is not being done. I also consider myself a victim of a review board that, started out wonderful, kind and compassionate until it became clear that I was not going to accept their platitudes and really wanted to pursue the issue. Then the gloves came off.
An independent arbitrator and Judge in bankruptcy court ultimately took my side and made the Diocese make changes to their "Policies Relating to Sexuality and Personal Behavior". I needed a Judge to explain to the Diocese Review Board that "we believe you" and credible were in fact the same thing. This system as it is currently run in SOME Diocese' just continues the cycle of victimization.
Ultimately the Catholic Church will be held accountable with continued dwindling contributions and members - this is sad because it wouldn't have to be that way if there were changes made that truly showed new accountability and an acceptance of past wrongs. However, it continues to be handled poorly and the victims are made out to be the "bad guys" in the matter.
"Why aren't bishops following their own sexual abuse reforms?" .. Because they don't have to. And there are more than a few not following their own rules.
Sex abuse thrives in secrecy and secret systems that allow it to continue to this day.
The sex abuse and cover up within the church hierarchy is still going on to this day. Cardinals and bishops are still covering up sex crimes against kids, they are still not removing accused predator clergy, and they still are not reporting to law enforcement. Their so called "zero tolerance" policy is not being followed by all the bishops who created it. They don't have to, because there is no punishment to force the bishops to change their ways of protecting their image and the institution rather than protecting innocent kids. There are many of these bishops who need to be held accountable, and who need to spend some time behind bars. Until that happens nothing will change.
Silence is not an options anymore, it only hurts, and by speaking up there is a chance for healing, exposing the truth, and therefore protecting others.
Judy Jones, SNAP Midwest Associate Director, USA, 636-433-2511. [email protected],
"SNAP (The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)
And today this news in MN just came out...
Judy Jones, SNAP Midwest Associate Director, USA, 636-433-2511. [email protected],
"SNAP (The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)
I'm sorry, this articl is the same old legalistic approach to the problem.
The real issue, never raised, is why is the entire corps of Catholic bishops so deficient in morsl reasoning? I'm afriad this article shows why. Going on and on about rules and procedures and never raising what's wrong with the education and developemnt of priests that encourages them to make such horridly immoral decisions? What is wrong with the Catholic church? What is wrong with seminary education?
Katie Bowman: 34 is the number of accusations received in the previous year.
I am both angry and saddened that your experience with the Review Board and apparently everyone else in officialdom was so hurtful. There is no excuse, period, for such revictimization. But why am I not surprised that bishops become more risk managers than shepherds when they don't get their way?
Consider the mindset behind bishops' actions, since I believe "The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts." (John Locke):
1) Bishops' audits purposely exclude counting abuse by religious brothers (technically not clergy), likewise for abuse by seminarians who do not go on to ordination. In addition, up to 2010, bishops refused to consider abuse of mentally handicapped victims whose abuse did not begin before their 18th birthdays. Tell me, what kind of people establish rules whose effect is to limit the acknowledgement of such sexual assaults?
2) The first four bishops' audits from 2003 through 2006 dioceses were given two tries at the apple. An initial audit in late summer or early fall would reveal certain deficiencies, which then led to a list of required actions. If the required actions were completed by the end of the year, then the diocese would be in full compliance. Nationally, about 74% of dioceses would be in compliance in the first round,but by the end of the year usually over 95% or more would make the second round. It was the second round results that were trumpeted in full court press each year.
3) The goals established each year to measure compliance were movable. The Charter calls for training programs for personnel working with children. But a diocese could be in compliance one year (2004), and not the next (2005). As long as a training program had been selected before, a diocese was compliant, even it it was not implemented.
4) Former FBI agent William Gavin, whose firm did the bishops' audits until I believe 2010, finally admitted in 2011 that "It was an audit in quotes...I think it was more of a program review than anything else."
"Gavin says he could ask whether a diocese is conducting background checks on priests and employees — but he was not allowed to look at records that would indicate whether there were any allegations against a priest."
"We didn't have the benefit of drilling down into personnel files to see what might be there," Gavin says. "They were off limits."
5) The bishops' audits are what is known as "compliance" audits versus "performance" audits; the former simply determines that a procedure has been established; the latter whether it has been effective.
The Diocese of Manchester, NH challenged the AG's office in court to prevent state "performance" audits under a non-prosecution agreement. Bishop McCormack originally claimed no state supervision was necessary because the bishops' had their own "compliance" audits.
Well, the court ruled for compliance audits by the AG. The differences are stark when comparing what the bishops' audits revealed versus what the state auditors found. Night and day contrasts, and a scathing exposure of bishops' spin versus reality:
USCCB: ""The diocese is found to be compliant with all Articles of the Charter for the Protection on (sic) Children and Young People."
AG findings during site visits ten months later: "The Diocese has exhibited a general level of ineffectiveness in enforcing compliance... repeated missed deadlines...incomplete training...lack of background checks, and unfilled positions...level of compliance inconsistent at best...no site was 100% compliant"
This article needs to be sent to Pope Francis. All the linking articles need to be sent to him. He "walks the walk" when he advocates for the poor. He has spoken out about sexual abuse. Perhaps he needs some prodding to advocate for those vulnerable to not only sexually predatory priests but the American Catholic bishops who protect and enable them. And perhaps such bishops are in the minority among honest Catholic bishops, but I've seen nothing to suggest that such good bishops are actively confronting their colleagues. "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good [people] to do nothing." The saying seems borne out by the present situation, but I question the use of the word "good" for those who allow evil when they are in positions of power to stop it.
Sorry, error above - "Well, the court ruled for performance audits by the AG. (not compliance audits)
6) Fr. James Connell, a canonist and former member of the Review Boards in La Crosse and Milwaukee, has spent years trying to get the hierarchy to strengthen their audits, to no effect:
"I learned that the "Charter audit" authorized by the U. S. Bishops concerns the Charter only and not also the Essential Norms. This is a very important point, … if the auditors are not reviewing the Essential Norms, then no one is checking to see if the dioceses actually do send to Rome the cases that fit the "semblance of truth" standard…This is a major flaw in the audit process and the flaw continues to this very day...the lack of accountability lives on."
In response to the hierarchy's claim that it does not matter: "...these documents are very different. While the Charter presents policies and procedures to create a safe environment within the Church for children and young people, the Charter contains no statements of law, such as requirements of canon law.
"The Essential Norms, however, contains the legal language to assure diocesan compliance with the Charter, and the Essential Norms has been approved by the Vatican as law for the dioceses of the United States. Thus, to audit the Charter without also auditing the Essential Norms does make a difference, a big difference. Diocesan compliance with both documents needs to be verified by the auditor."
7) Here are two links to research on Bishop-Accountability.org
Zero Tolerance, Allegations and Reinstatements, with a list of bishops' actions:
A Fact Sheet about O'Malley's record is also relevant: http://www.bishop-accountability.org/OMalley_Fact_Sheet.htm
Perhaps some of the bishops consider the Catholic Church to be an institution uniquely devoted to the forgiveness of sins and redemption of sinners. Can't imagine where they would have gotten that idea. Clearly there is no place for such an institution in Nicholas Cafardi's zero-tolerance world.
"Every time a bishop flouts the Dallas reforms by placing his own judgment above the collective wisdom of the bishops conference and the advice of laypeople, he undermines the church. The only way out of this continuing crisis is by holding such men accountable. "
We have this incessant conversation because of the constant expectation that the bishops need to change. Whether they do or do not need to change is an issue to set aside for now. There is so much dysfunction in the church that the institution has to start fresh.
What needs to change is the laypeople's' need to be prepared to give sound advice. When laypeople are prepared by studying the issues sufficiently, 'the collective wisdom of the bishops conference' may even be irrelevant.
The bottom line is: an online curriculum to bring the church into the twenty-first century as it evolves from an axial age religion to a post-axial age faith and moral agency phenomenon. It is a massive undertaking but a mandatory one. We, the laity must hold ourselves accountable.
Once again we see an attitude where Bishops consider themselves to operate with a mindset that they are above the law that applies to all the people of the land.
Their arrogance and pomposity is getting old and continues to cause Christians and non-Christians to turn away from them. The example of Pope Francis living and serving as a servant of all people, not above or separate from them is refreshing. The BIshops who continue to act as if they are above the people needs to change. These men would be wise to follow the example of Pope Francis. Follow the lived example of Jesus who shows us how to live in communion with all people, especially the abused, those who are exploited, people in need of God's compassion and respect.
Serve and honor the people you serve, you are not above them.
Deacon Rich McGarry
Gregory, the crime we're talking about here is pedophilia. Were the bishops to consult experts in the field, they would learn that the odds are extremely high that a pedophile will re-offend. "Redemption of sinners" should not mean allowing a priest who has already sexually abused a child to have contact with more children.
I know. It's high time the secular authorities taught our bishops what redemption of sinners means. Thank goiodness that, by using a secular institution like the John Jay Institute of Criminal Justice, we prevented any Catholic institution from muddying the waters with any phoney-baloney religious principles. And we need to ignore the fact that sexual offenders have one of the lowest rates of recidivism of any crime. Another plus is that the concept of zero-tolerance avoids bishops making any reaasoned judgments about the risk posed by any individual offender. We all know that mandatory sentences without consideration of the facts of an individual case is the way to mete out justice. And, besides, if Christ had wanted the Church and its bishops to be concerned about forgiveness and redemption, he would have said something.
Gregory Leisse, I recall your posting in January 2009 about your position as in-house counsel for the Diocese of Phoenix, under Bishop Thomas O'Brien. We were on different sides then and are so now, as evidenced in our lengthy posts.
I believe here you are confusing forgiveness with accountability. Even Pope John Paul II separated the two when he forgave his assassin within a week of being shot by him, but did not seek his release from prison until 17 years later.
ARGGGHH! My cover is blown! But i'm not sure what that adds to the discourse. Pope John Paul II did not control the sentence or release of his would-be assassin. Had he been making those decisions, I believe he would have been guided by the Church's principles of forgiveness and redemption Any bishop should be allowed to apply those same priciples rather than being constrained to impose Nicholas Cafardi's zero-tolerance in every case as a sentence from which no priest can be released no matter what the circumstances or how much time has passed.
Firing Robert W. Finn as the KC-St Joe bishop would be a good place for Pope Francis to start. Which (for me) raises the question: Does this pope know anything AT ALL about Finn??? Are there info gatekeepers in the Vatican protecting Finn and, by extension, other hierarchs who should be fired? Makes ya' wonder.
Gregory L: What your "cover" adds to the discourse is an understanding of an argument I have seen many diocesan lawyers make. It matches your comments about forgiveness and redemption being the guiding principle for a bishop. It's that the courts cannot tell a bishop how to deal with a priest/predator in a matter that involves such religious issues.
In fact, another diocesan attorney, L. Martin Nussbaum, used that argument before Judge Constance Sweeney in Boston when she was deciding about the Geoghan cases way back in 2003. A bishop is exercising his freedom of religion when he forgives priests. The USCCB's chief counsel advised dioceses to use that defense. Sweeney was savvy enough not to buy it, as were so many women judges who led the way.
BUT the First Amendment does not allow bishops to rely on religious doctrines like forgiveness and redemption as excuses to criminally endanger children. Neutral, generally applicable laws to protect minors do not create a privileged class immune from that obligation.
Catholic bishops claim in effect the right to be as negligent as they want in managing sexual abusers in order to practice their Catholic faith. Many, though not all courts, are no longer buying such rationalizations. The First Amendment protects religious belief, not criminal conduct.
But regarding JPII, even though he did not have control of Agca's case, his actions tell us what his approach would have been: Forgiveness early, but provision for accountability and justice as well, with the serving of a long prison term before release.
The record of disaster that followed bishops' distorted use of forgiveness and redemption brought us the scourge of sexual abuse of minors for decades. They kept the secrets long enough to engage the statutes of limitation, meaning that only 2% of all perpetrators were ever convicted in court. A very damning statistic.
Around my grandson and in light of the bishops' history of blatant disregard for child protection, zero tolerance is the answer. Our AG cited the Diocese here for "willful blindness, conscious ignorance and flagrant indifference to the dangers priests posed to children."
Good points Carolyn.
I would not be surprised if JP II also forgave Marciel for his horrific discreations. However, he never condemned him and did not allow the CDF to investigate him and bringing him to any sense of justice and accountability. The list of other bishops who participated in the cover up, like Cardinal Mahoney of LA, among others mentioned in the blog, continue to hold comfortable positions within the Church with impunity.
Until the RCC holds bishops accountable for covering up the child sex abuse scandal and other immoral behavior, the credibility and reputation of the Magisterium, Roman Curia and Papal Office in proclaiming the truth will contnue to wane and be irrelevant to most Catholics.
Frankly, the hierarchy minimizes the criticism about a lack of accountability and justice. The Church insulates the hierarchy from this crticisim because it believes that much of it is unfounded and exaggerated by the media. They don't recognize the problem of continuing to operate in a culture of clericalism. They believe they have done enough and are complying with the Dallas guidelines and the law. Yet, they comply only minimally and selectively by allowing Review Boards, et al, access to only certain information of their chosing and don't have any fear of wrong-doing because they continue to put the reputation of the Church ahead of justice and the people. To be fully transparent and allow full access to all necessary information would only trigger more criticism based on the fear that it would fuel a "witch-hunt", They think this issue will go away in time and the Church will regain its reputation without doing anything further, another fantasy I may add.
JPII was disastrous when it comes to Maciel, and should never be made a saint in the face of his dereliction of duty to protect children. He is responsible for his blindness and refusal to face the facts. I know personally a Maciel victim, who suffered mightily, but has never had one bit of recompense from the fabulously wealthy Legion. The order should be suppressed, period.
I doubt JPII ever even thought there was something to forgive Maciel for, so closed was his mind and heart. Not to mention Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon and Richard John Neuhaus.
I agree wholeheartedly with your analysis of the situation, particularly the clerical narcissism that makes everything all about THEM, the bishops. I've heard several identify themselves with Christ's passion in enduring the scandal, even claiming THEY are the victims.
Cardinals and bishops in general have justly earned their irrelevance in many people's lives. That Mahony and countless others were promoted instead of imprisoned is the open sore in today's church. But they blithely go on, denying their culpability. For shame.
In the days before this article was published, I provided to Mr. Cafardi with information both about the operation of the Archdiocese of Newark's Review Board and about the case of Fr. Fugee.
None of that information appears in this article.
The Archdiocese and the Archbishop have always taken seriously both the spirit and the letter of the Charter. Archbishop Myers has given the Archdiocesan Review Board the authority to conduct investigations into all allegations of child sexual abuse freely. It is not a group that, in Mr. Cafardi's words, "can be ignored, deceived or manipulated." It is not what Archbishop Myers would want, nor is it what the 20-year history of Newark's Review Board has shown.
The Archdiocese and the Archbishop have always taken seriously both the spirit and the letter of the Charter. Archbishop Myers has given the Archdiocesan Review Board the authority to conduct investigations into all allegations of child sexual abuse freely. It is not a group that, in Mr. Cafardi's words, "can be ignored, deceived or manipulated." It is not what Archbishop Myers would want, nor is it what the 20-year history of Newark's Review Board has shown.
Whether it was because of deadlines or other reasons, readers need to know more about the situation so that they are able to reach a truly educated and impartial conclusion about the case. Here's what I provided to Mr. Cafardi:
The Archdiocesan Review Board
The Archdiocesan Review Board, or ARB, consists primarily of lay volunteers with extensive backgrounds as attorneys, investigators/law enforcement officers, and clinical specialists. The law enforcement officers come from federal, state and local forces. Many of them entered private investigative or corporate investigative practice following their careers in uniform. All are practicing Catholics, which is a requirement of membership in the ARB. This group brings to the table more than 200 years of experience in the fields of law enforcement/investigation, law and the treatment of sexual abuse and trauma.
The ARB began operating in 1993, almost ten years prior to the Dallas Charter.
The members of the ARB have chosen to act confidentially, and do not make their names public generally. They do, however, identify themselves to those who come to the Archdiocese with allegations. That identification includes providing general backgrounds about themselves. They explain this stipulation to the individuals with whom they meet during an investigation of an allegation, and they also assure those bringing allegations to the Church that they will not make public any information that they obtain from the interviews they conduct. There is one exception to this assurance, however: all information developed by the ARB is provided to the local prosecutor to whom the allegation has been reported.
In many ways, the ARB acts in a fashion similar to that of a grand jury – reviewing an allegation to see if there is sufficient information for the matter to be referred for a trial or procedure under Canon Law. Grand juries act confidentially as well. The names of the members of a grand jury, to my knowledge, are not revealed.
How the ARB Works
When the Archdiocese receives an allegation of sexual misconduct by clergy involving a minor, the information is first presented to the local county prosecutor. If the allegation appears to be something that may result in a criminal prosecution, the ARB and Archdiocese do not act until that criminal process concludes. If there is no prosecution expected, the ARB receives the information.
If the priest or deacon accused is currently in ministry, the Archdiocese has the priest step down from ministry, and remain out of ministry, while an investigation continues. We announce to the parish where the priest is serving that an investigation is under way, and that the priest is stepping down while this inquiry is going on. The priest remains out during the entire time of the ARB inquiry (of, if there is a criminal prosecution underway, during that period as well).
The Archdiocese also reaches out to the Accuser and invites him or her to take part in the ARB process. We specifically cite that the process is voluntary, but that the participation of the Accuser is most helpful in the ability of the ARB to determine if the Archdiocese and the Archbishop can or should take action under Canon Law. The Chair of the ARB designates a subcommittee of three members of the Board to conduct an inquiry. The subcommittee reviews all available materials about the matter and about the accused priest or deacon, and reaches out to the Accused to speak with them face-to-face. If the individually lives in the area, a convenient time to meet in the Archdiocesan Center is arranged. If the individual comes from another part of the country, the Archdiocese offers to pay for the transportation, room and board (local hotel) to Newark and back to learn about the situation. There have been times when ARB members have traveled to other parts of the country to conduct interviews, either of the Accused or of someone else who might be able to shed light on the matter.
The ARB subcommittee is free to interview as many people as it needs to in order to reach a recommendation. When they feel they have enough information to bring to the full ARB, they will meet and make a presentation. The full board is free to question the results, ask the subcommittee to continue, or to vote on whether they feel there is sufficient information for the Archbishop to proceed with an action under Canon Law.
The recommendation is sent to the Archbishop for concurrence. If the priest is alive and the Archbishop agrees to take action under Canon law, that action is begun. If the priest is dead, then the file will contain the results of the inquiry.
If the event leads to a canonical proceeding, then the Archdiocese makes another announcement about the conclusion of the ARB process in the parish where the priest has stepped down, and also in the other parishes where the priest or deacon may have been in ministry previously. Similarly, if the inquiry results in a determination that no action is to be taken under Canon Law, the Archdiocese will return the priest to ministry and announce the decision where the priest or deacon had been at the time the inquiry began and where he stepped down.
In the Matter of Fr. Fugee
It is important to make clear a point that Mr. Cafardi referred to his the article – that of the court trial's conclusions.
Fr. Fugee was tried on two counts. He was acquitted of one charge, and found guilty on a second. The case was appealed, and the appeals court overturned the guilty verdict. So, we have an outright acquittal on one charge, and an eventual dismissal of the other. Media reports have characterized this overturning merely as a technicality, but it is important to look at actually what happened.
To begin with, the appeal was based on four elements; supervisory authority was one of them. The panel of judges determined that the judge had not instructed the jury thoroughly in this area. The appeals court determined that the lack of guidance could not be minimized or treated as a harmless error, and as a result the jury was unable to consider the critical elements of the matter. In fact, the panel demonstrated five specific areas where this lack of guidance affected the jury's ability reach a fair verdict. According to news reports at the time, the appeals court also said that the trial judge should not have left the jury hear parts of Fr. Fugee's disputed statement to police. These are not technicalities.
Nor has much attention been given to the fact that at the conclusion of the original trial, a juror wrote to the trial judge to report that she felt the priest was innocent and that jurors seeking a conviction had apparently misled other jurors about the verdict one of the attornies had asked the jury to return in his closing argument. The judge did not look into the matter.
How the ARB Investigated the Case
The ARB reviewed numerous records from the court process, including Fr. Fugee's initial statements that were challenged later in court, and which Fr. Fugee continues to deny are the truth. Other interviews/statements also were utilized in their inquiry, and the Review Board also undertook its own interviews of individuals. The ARB reached out to the family of the young man whose allegation was brought to the attention of the police, inviting them to take part in the ARB process, but the family chose not to participate. The Review Board mailed a Certified Letter and a First Class Letter. Neither was returned, so delivery was made. The records of the file show that "the Alleged Victim declined to participate." Had the family asked to be flown up to New Jersey, the Archdiocese would have accommodated them. The Archdiocese also would have flown subcommittee members to the Alleged Victim's home state had that been the family's preference.
The ARB did not look into the case until all of the criminal court/prosecutor actions had been conducted. After conducting its interviews and reviewing materials -- the MOU, the recommendation of the State-appointed psychiatrist, who said that Fr, Fugee posed no risk to minors, and the County Prosecutor's "public approval" of him returning to ministry through implementation of the MOU and dismissal of any further charges – the ARB recommended that a restricted ministry that did not involve minors was possible. If the Prosecutor's Office had not, by its actions, recommended a return to ministry, Fr. Fugee would have remained where the Archbishop had placed him – with no faculties – during the time of the court process.
The ARB did not give Fr. Fugee a clean bill of health. From its inquiry, the ARB concluded that he engaged in an activity that was ill-advised, but it did not rise to sexual abuse. Further, the ARB recommended that the limitations stated in the MOU were appropriate safeguards.
The MOU was incorporated into a precept that carried with it the possibility of suspension if Fr. Fugee did not follow it. The Archdiocese never assigned him to any ministry that involved minors. The first ministry to which he was assigned was that of a volunteer -- not paid -- chaplain at a Catholic hospital where no pediatric services were offered. His second and third assignments were office assignments within the Chancery that did not involve children -- first, as local administrator of the Propagation of the Faith office (and National knew of the prior charges and restrictions) and then as co-administrator with another priest of an office in the Chancery that advises priests of workshop and seminar opportunities. It is this second assignment in the office of Clergy Personnel that some critics have called a promotion to a" high profile or prestigious office." It isn't. These duties were that of a clerk sending out emails.
Fr. Fugee took actions he is now accused of on his own, without our knowledge. Today, he is facing charges that he violated the terms of the MOU.
Admittedly, the case involving Fr. Fugee is complex and singular. But we continue to believe that the ARB acted appropriately, thoroughly and professionally in reaching a recommendation involving Fr. Fugee's return to limited ministry. They relied upon their own information, supported by documents, facts and opinions of people involved with the Court process. That process, combined with the ARB process, took a total of eight years. It is also interesting to note that when the audit of the Archdiocese of Newark was conducted in 2010, the on-site auditor said that he had not encountered a Review Board that conducted its own inquiries into allegation. But after he met with members of the Review Board and learned who they were, what they did and how they worked, he concluded that the Archdiocese of Newark's program was solid and very effective. The Archdiocese and the Archbishop have always taken seriously both the spirit and the letter of the Charter. Archbishop Myers has given the Archdiocesan Review Board the authority to conduct investigations freely into all allegations of child sexual abuse by clergy. It is not a group that, in Mr. Cafardi's words, "can be ignored, deceived or manipulated." It is not what Archbihsop would want, nor is it what the 20-year history of Newark's Review Board has shown.
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Becoming a bishop is just another step up the career ladder. Careerists ALWAYS know what has to be said and done, how to to whom. Why do you think these guys make their periodic trips to Mother Ship with valises full of cash? It isn't to pass out to the beggars on the streets of Rome.
Maybe if the people had a strong say as to who is made THEIR bishop and Rome would only have a veto if they knew something iuntoward about the recommendee that the electors didn't, then there might be a better cadre of bishops, locally known and locally bound.
I think the various people who said the bishops ignore the Charter because there are no consequences for doing so are pretty close to correct. At least until very recently, there might have even been benfits to one's prestige in Rome to not following it.
Now I am willing to accept that in the first few months, even the first year or so, there would be bumps along the way. One only need watch the roll out of any program to get that major policy changes rarely go forward without some errors and problems in implementation. So seeing mishandled cases dating bakc to 2003 or 2004 shouldn't surprise anyone. But by now that ought to be in the past and everybody should get the message and participate. It seems that there are a wide range of degrees and levels of participation at this point and that ought to be unacceptable. It seems to me that this is one of the benefits of a hierarchical system and one where it is time, past time really, for Rome to insist on participation in the process and discipline those bishops who don't do a good job. Pope Francis, this ball is in your court!


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I'm about ready to replace my 20 year old Nishiki with a brand new Cannondale Synapse Alloy 6. I will be getting a bike computer of some sort. I would really like a GPS unit made for biking, or perhaps general outdoor use. I'm interested in comments from people who have used GPS units.
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I won't ever go back to not riding with a non GPS bike computer.
I've used the Garmin Edge 500 for almost a year and have used a Garmin wrist watch to record before that. Having the computer on the stem is much better than my wrist.
I have never used a bike GPS for navigation, just as a bike computer to show speed, distance, cadence, HR and power (ANT+ from my Power Meter).
I love analyzing my ride after, looking at the map, seeing where I struggled and where I really hit it hard. I think this is the best part of a GPS bike computer as it will 'record' your whole ride. You can upload a map to your Facebook, see how much elevation you rode, compare rides with friends who rode that same route before.
The software (Training Center) that comes with the Garmin devices is not all that great but there are many alternatives, such as Garmin's online equivalent (Garmin Connect). I use Strava.com almost exclusively now, but have used TrainingPeaks.com as well as downloaded software on my computer called SportTracks.
I think the Garmin Edge 500 is a great value right in the middle of their offerings, you can go a bit cheaper (into low $100's for the Edge 200) or full color with maps (Edge 800). I have never run the extra speed/cadence sensor, just relying on the GPS for speed/distance, my riding buddies do like their speed/cadence sensors, as you can then use it on your trainer in the garage.
You've got a small handful of choices for GPS enabled bike computers.
Hope this helps!
I bought a waterproof case/mount for my Android phone and I think it's awesome. There are a stack of apps in both the Android market and the iTunes store that track everything using GPS and let you connect to monitoring devices using Blutooth. Only issue is it eats the battery like there is no tomorrow to use the GPS I bought a bigger battery and I can get 3-4 hours of cycling as well having the phone to use all day.
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Anyone else addicted to making origami with money?
I got started last night when I was trying to figure out creative graduation gifts to give away. I am so addicted that I stayed up till 3 am folding dollar bills into all different types of shapes.
My results (First attempt at origami EVER):
All of these I made on my first attempt. You can find tons of instructions for them online (I recommend some of the ones on Instructables.com)
Is there anyone else out there who does this? Found any cool instructions or tips you want to share?
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kinda tough to fold 2 nickles.
Closest I've come to something creative with paper currency is when we used Iraqi Dinars with Saddam's image on them as TP at a party and also used them to light cigars... My bro-in-law sent us a box full of them when he was stationed there. Totally worthless, couldn't even sell them on ebay for $2 for a stack of 50 notes.
I'd rather make money with origami.
Here is a link to a website I saw the other day that gives instructions on how to fold a dollar bill into a camera.
One day, I shall have my Koi. That day is not today.
...that thing's impossible.
I'm not addicted but I sometimes do it for gifts where I'm giving money, especially to young people.
My favorite thing is to make a money chain like you do with gum wrappers.
Another one is to roll various denominations of bills with a wisp of orange tissue paper in the end. At the end of the bill, attach a colored post-it note and finish rolling. Tape the end of the post-it note to secure it. You have a candle. Do 16 for a 16 year old (6 x $5 + 10 X $1 = $40), for example.
@jsimsace: Dang it you beat me to it. Here take my upvote.
@thunderthighs: Any recommended links?
@rprebel: Here is my first (and probably last) attempt at making the dreaded
It was horrible. I don't know how it turned out that decent.
@arevan: Yep, apparently you have to be good at folding to turn a buck into a koi...a skill that still eludes me. For now, I'm happy to make boots and shirts (with and without a tie) and angelfish.
Keep trying! For anyone who may want to try some simple folds, there's a Mac app (I believe it's iOS too) called Dollar Origami. It gives easy to follow instructions, and it's ANIMATED. No confusing pictures showing you just how each step ends.


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I was worried that buying these harem pants online and not being able to try them on, they would not fit but they fit perfectly!! I am 5'4" 115lbs. and ordered the size small and it fit like a comfortable glove!! I'm way more confident about buying things from this site now.
I LOVE these pants! Have a few in different colors! Very comfortable and true to size. Looks amazing and has a great fit.
I went to a Christian concert recently, and one of the dancers had these pants on. I stared at her all night and just loved the pants so much I had to find them for myself! They are so comfortable, functional, and absolutely adorable!! I am so happy with my purchase.
These pants are incredibly comfortable, breathable and flexible. I don't dance but I DO do yoga, and these are absolutely perfect for any and every kind of pose. I bought a small but it feels like they run a little large so I am giving them to my friend and purchasing an x-small for myself (these pants are TOO GOOD to just return, I had to share the happiness with someone else!). I am so excited for them to arrive. I might actually buy ANOTHER pair so I can wear them as often as possible. Plus if you sleep in them it feels like wearing nothing. Thank youuuu so much for such a wonderful product
I purchased three, in fun colors. They're easy to move in, very comfortable, lightweight. I use them for yoga, tai chi, zumba, stretching and,... lounging about. Bravo!! to "DiscountDance". :-)
This is my first wearing harem pants that I can actually dance in and wear fashionably. Its very comfortable feel like i'm sitting in clouds. Love everything about my new harem pants
Love these pants. Very easy to move in and light weight material.
I am purchasing my second pair of these awesome harem pants. They are the most comfortable and durable exercise/dance pants I have ever purchased. The only reason for my second purchase is that I need a backup pair when my original are in the laundry!!!
PLUS: They are true to size and absolutely not see-through. I dance, attend yoga, rollerskate, and travel by plane in them so they are super versatile.
Thanks for offering this great product on your website.
After reading so many wonderful reviews, I became brave and got two pairs at once! I am not disappointed! I simply love them!
while there was a difference in the fit between the black and the teal (even though they are the same size), the comfort level won me over so I'm keeping both.
Age: 15-18
Perfect!! The teal color was darker than pictured, but better! Fits true to size except for girls with larger thighs. The worst is harem pants that are tight on the butt, so definitely go up a size for larger dancers.
I got my order about 3 months ago, but I just wanted to say that these pants are amazing!! I dance 7 days a week and these are a life saver. They are super comfortable and easy to dance in. I've even worn them out when I'm not dancing, and I get a bunch of compliments on them and people asking me where I got them! These pants are amazing and I would definitely recommend them!! And the price couldn't be better.
These not only look great, but you stay cool.....I am a true medium or 6. They definalely ramp up your edgey side!!! Love, Love, Love I will be ordering in more colors!!!
I purchased the pants for my granddaughter's choreographed high school dance company routine. She said they fit very well, are very comfortable and the rest of the dance team was impressed with them.
I ordered these for my 9 yr old daughter (She can wear a 16 in girls and she can also wear a 3 in juniors). I ordered a small thinking they would be too big but they are perfect!! They fit great, she says they are so comfortable and for the price, you can't beat it. Definitely recommend these pants!! And we received them in 5 days so quick shipping!!
I love these pants so much. I was really worried about them looking weird on me, but the look good, & they're so comfy. I've had them 2 days & I already ordered a 2nd pair. Definitely recommended.
So thankful I finally bit the bullet and bought these. I didn't want to spend the $ on them so I order another pair from another online company- those were much cheaper looking and were huge and looked like a giant diaper.
THESE on the other hand fit well and are definitely true to sizing. I wear a 5-7 jeans and medium dance/yoga/sweats and I ordered a medium in these. they fit perfect and are lightweight which is nice since I like to layer shorts under them.
If you're having trouble deciding if you should buy them, do it. If you aren't satisfied just send them back!
I just got my pants and so far I love them! I have a larger back end (42 in) and the medium fit great! I thought the fabric would be heavier than it is but that's nothing to complain about : ) I'm going to college in the fall for dance and I can't wait to wear these for classes or just to lounge in. They're soo comfortable!
I have been wanting these for a long time and finally went for it and bought them in black. I want them in every color now! It is a great price for cute and comfy harem pants. The only thing that surprised me was the fabric being thinner than I expected! Still and amazing purchase though!
I got these in the mail a few days ago, and I can tell you that they are the most comfortable pants I have ever worn. I'm 5' 6" 135 pounds, I got the Adult Medium and they fit amazingly. Great for hip hop. Definatley would reccomend
I really like these bottoms. And for the price, it's really good. It's my first harem-type style pants so I wasn't sure if they would match me or not, but they do! yay! I have used them for sleeping, and today was my first time using them in a salsa aerobic class...I love them! Comfy and good weight material. I bought it in the gray and it's a very nice color.
I bought the smallest size & they fit great (I'm 5'0", 95 lbs). I like that you can adjust the waistband however you want.
I love these pants I recommended them to my students for their performances and they fell in love with it. It so COMFORTABLE! I'm buying another far. Definitely worth it!!
Really love these pants— they fit well at the waist and give you several way to style and wear them, and they're breatheable enough to wear during intensive dance workout classes. The only issue I had with my pair is that they run a little large and I have to keep tugging the leg up because it won't stay while I'm walking and I pull it up to my calves.
Otherwise, awesome pant!
They're like sweat pants only cuter. Feel great. Durable in the wash. Don't suggest putting them in the dryer. I'd lay them flat to dry. I'm 5"1' at 100lbs and the smallest size fit great.


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Donuts! Why do we eat donuts?
Ok, why do cyclists eat so many donuts when they ride? When I moved to Houston my first group ride was the official Tour de Donut from Katy Texas. Just 28 miles with tons of rest stops stocked with donuts! "For each tasty donut consumed, the rider is awarded a tempting
5-minute time credit. Eat enough delicious donuts, and you can finish the race before you even started!" REALLY? Perhaps the Texas heat had caused some temporary derangement to these people?
Then I discovered these crazy Texans are not alone!
The lovely town of Arcanum Ohio hosts its annual "Tour de Donut, the Sweetest Ride in Ohio" every year and
draws over 900 riders from surrounding states! Time credit is given for every donut consumed along the way!
The OBS Donut ride in Oklahoma City is a weekly event. Yes, they eat donuts every Saturday, with the ride sheet referring to the "calories in calories out" route!
Even corporate America is getting in on the donut fix! The St. Louis-based Boeing Employees' Bicycle Club brags about the 6000 glazed donuts consumed each year on their donut ride!
Our friends up North are not above the consumption. Toronto hosts their weekly donut ride with 100+ riders each Sat. and has been meeting at the same donut shop for 37 years! (Although it's now the Great Canadian Bagel)
So why do cyclists like to schedule their rides around donuts and donut shops? (There's a cop joke in here somewhere!)
1) They are round and look like our wheel sets?
2) We like to compare our caloric expenditure to those riding the Tour and think we need the extra fuel to perform at peak performance?
3) We need an excuse to consume something we would never be caught dead eating in front of others!
Whatever this crazy connection is between riding a bike and eating donuts we may never know! But after about 30 miles, I must admit, there is nothing better than a little hot coffee and a blueberry donut with the sugar
glaze on top!
Ps: a blueberry donut is 340 calories, 17 grams
of fat and 21 grams of sugar! Enjoy!
What's your favorite ride indulgent?


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The multifunction solution for the ZEGA PRO pannier. Also fits great on the BMW aluminum panniers.
The carrying handle is perfect for carrying the pannier with ease. The handle can also be used to secure packsacks and similar items to the pannier lid. Which means the handle can be left on the pannier.
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LORENA (November 10, 2012)—A truck driver died and an Interstate 35 overpass was damaged early Saturday morning when a truck tractor, semi-trailer slammed into a bridge support in Lorena.
Lorena police Chief Tom Dickson said the southbound interstate at mile marker 322 is closed, as is Farm-to-Market 2837, also called the Rosenthal Parkway, where the road crosses the interstate.
The accident happened at about 4 a.m. when the southbound truck crashed into a bridge pillar and moved the concrete support off its base.
Traffic is being diverted off the interstate onto an access road and traffic on FM 2837 is being diverted to an alternate interstate crossing.
Dickson said the traffic situation likely would not improve until hours after noon on Saturday and depending upon what inspectors find the bridge could remain closed for a long period of time.
As late as 10 a.m. southbound traffic was backed up for more than three miles.
Dickson said a large crane was used to pull the truck and trailer up the embankment and off the roadway so crews could begin clearing debris.
Texas Department of Transportation engineers also are inspecting the damage done to the overpass but it will remain closed until it is determined to be safe.
Dickson said McLennan County Justice of the Peace Billy Martin pronounced the truck driver dead at the scene following the accident and ordered his body taken to the Southwest Institute of Forensic Science, in Dallas, for autopsy.
The driver's name has not been released pending notification of his next of kin, Dickson said.
Dickson said witnesses who were driving behind the truck when the accident happened reported the truck began swerving about a mile before it hit the bridge.
He also said an initial investigation revealed there were no skid marks on the roadway leading up to the impact point.
Dickson said the truck was hauling various dry goods and there was no fire involved in the crash.


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Celiac disease is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.
If you have celiac disease, eating gluten triggers an immune response in your small intestine. Over time, this reaction produces inflammation that damages the small intestine's lining and prevents absorption of some nutrients (malabsorption).
The intestinal damage can cause weight loss, bloating and sometimes diarrhea. Eventually, your brain, nervous system, bones, liver and other organs can be deprived of vital nourishment.
In children, malabsorption can affect growth and development. The intestinal irritation can cause stomach pain, especially after eating.
There's no cure for celiac disease — but following a strict gluten-free diet can help manage symptoms and promote intestinal healing
The signs and symptoms of celiac disease can vary greatly.
Although the classic signs are diarrhea and weight loss, most people with celiac disease experience few or no digestive signs or symptoms. Only about one-third of people diagnosed with celiac disease experience diarrhea, and about half have weight loss.
Twenty percent of people with celiac disease have constipation, and 10 percent are obese.
In addition to digestive problems, other signs and symptoms of celiac disease include:
As many as 75 percent of children with celiac disease are overweight or obese. Digestive signs and symptoms are experienced by 20 to 30 percent of children with the condition although the precise signs and symptoms differ by age.
In infants, typical signs and symptoms of celiac disease include:
Older children may experience:
Dermatitis herpetiformis is an itchy, blistering skin disease that stems from intestinal gluten intolerance. The rash usually occurs on the elbows, knees, torso, scalp and buttocks.
Dermatitis herpetiformis is often associated with changes to the lining of the small intestine identical to that of celiac disease, but the disease may not produce noticeable digestive symptoms.
Dermatitis herpetiformis is treated with a gluten-free diet and medication to control the rash.
Consult your doctor if you have diarrhea or digestive discomfort that lasts for more than two weeks. Consult your child's doctor if he or she is pale, irritable or failing to grow or has a potbelly and foul-smelling, bulky stools.
Be sure to consult your doctor before trying a gluten-free diet. If you stop eating gluten before you're tested for celiac disease, you may change the test results.
Celiac disease tends to run in families. If someone in your family has the condition, ask your doctor if you should be tested. Also ask your doctor about testing if you or someone in your family has a risk factor for celiac disease, such as type 1 diabetes.
The precise cause of celiac disease isn't known.
When the body's immune system overreacts to gluten in food, the immune reaction damages the tiny, hair-like projections (villi) that line the small intestine. Villi absorb vitamins, minerals and other nutrients from the food you eat. Normally, villi resemble the deep pile of a plush carpet, on a microscopic scale. The damage resulting from celiac disease makes the inner surface of the small intestine appear more like a tile floor. As a result your body is unable to absorb nutrients necessary for health and growth.
A study done by Mayo Clinic and the National Institutes of Health estimates that about 1 in 141 people in the U.S. have celiac disease, although the disease often goes undiagnosed. Celiac disease is most common in Caucasians.
Some gene changes (mutations) appear to increase the risk of developing the disease. But having those gene mutations doesn't mean you'll get celiac disease — meaning other factors must be involved.
Sometimes celiac disease is triggered — or becomes active for the first time — after surgery, pregnancy, childbirth, viral infection or severe emotional stress.
Celiac disease can affect anyone. However, it tends to be more common in people who have:
Untreated, celiac disease can cause:
As many as 15 percent of people with celiac disease may not have or be able to maintain a good response to the gluten-free diet. This condition, known as nonresponsive celiac disease, is often due to contamination of the diet with gluten.
A Mayo Clinic study found that people with nonresponsive celiac disease often have additional conditions, such as bacteria in the small intestine (bacterial overgrowth), colitis, poor pancreas function or irritable bowel syndrome.
In rare instances, the intestinal injury of celiac disease continues even though you follow a strict gluten-free diet. This is known as refractory celiac disease.
If you continue to experience signs and symptoms despite following a gluten-free diet for six months to one year, your doctor may recommend further testing to monitor the celiac disease and look for other explanations for your symptoms. Your doctor may recommend treatment with a steroid to reduce intestinal inflammation, or a medication that suppresses your immune system.
You may be referred to a doctor who treats digestive diseases (gastroenterologist).
Here's some information to help you prepare for your appointment and know what to expect from your doctor.
Some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask other questions during your appointment.
Be ready to answer questions your doctor may ask:
Tests and procedures used to diagnose celiac disease include:
It's important to be tested for celiac disease before trying a gluten-free diet. Eliminating gluten from your diet may change the results of blood tests so that they appear to be normal.
A gluten-free diet is essential, and the only treatment for managing celiac disease. In addition to wheat, foods that contain gluten include:
Your doctor may refer you to a dietitian, who can help you plan a healthy gluten-free diet.
Once gluten is removed from the diet, inflammation in the small intestine generally begins to lessen — usually within several weeks, though you may start to feel better in just a few days. Complete healing and regrowth of the villi may take several months to several years. Healing in the small intestine tends to occur more quickly in children than adults.
If you accidentally eat a product that contains gluten, you may experience abdominal pain and diarrhea. Some people experience no signs or symptoms after eating gluten, but this doesn't mean it's not harmful. Even trace amounts of gluten in your diet can be damaging, whether or not they cause signs or symptoms.
If your nutritional deficiencies are severe, your doctor or dietitian may recommend taking vitamin and mineral supplements. You may need to supplement your levels of:
Vitamin supplements are usually taken in pill form. If your digestive tract has trouble absorbing vitamins, your doctor may give them by injection.
If your small intestine is severely damaged, your doctor may recommend steroids to control inflammation. Steroids can ease severe signs and symptoms of celiac disease while the intestine heals.
If you have this itchy, blistering skin rash that sometimes accompanies celiac disease, your doctor may recommend a skin medication (dapsone) along with the gluten-free diet.
If you've been diagnosed with celiac disease, you'll need to avoid all foods that contain gluten. Ask your doctor for a referral to a dietitian, who can help you plan a healthy gluten-free diet.
Here's an overview of foods that contain gluten and gluten-free foods that are safe to eat.
Avoid food and drinks containing:
Packaged foods should be avoided unless they're labeled as gluten-free or have no gluten-containing ingredients. In addition to cereals, pastas and baked goods — such as breads, cakes, pies and cookies — other packaged foods that may contain gluten include:
Certain grains, such as oats, can be contaminated with wheat during growing and processing. It's not clear whether oats are harmful for most people with celiac disease, but doctors generally recommend avoiding oats unless they are specifically labeled gluten-free. Occasionally, even pure oats can be a problem for people with celiac disease.
Many basic foods are allowed in a gluten-free diet, including:
Grains and starches allowed in a gluten-free diet include:
Fortunately for bread and pasta lovers with celiac disease, an increasing number of gluten-free products are available. If you can't find any at your local bakery or grocery store, check online. There are gluten-free substitutes for many gluten-containing foods.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ranks No. 1 for digestive disorders in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for digestive disorders by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic also ranks among the Best Children's Hospitals for digestive disorders.
Mayo Clinic is a leading center for diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease. Mayo doctors often test for celiac disease in people considered at risk for it, including:
In addition to the normal blood tests and endoscopy — a procedure in which your doctor views your small intestine and takes a small tissue sample (biopsy) — Mayo specialists may recommend genetic testing for celiac disease if:
Celiac disease has symptoms similar to other digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, gastric ulcers, Crohn's disease, parasite infections and anemia. Mayo specialists have broad expertise in digestive diseases, and will test you for other conditions if you test negative for celiac disease.
As a leading center for celiac disease, Mayo Clinic has experts in treating complex cases.
A Mayo study found that as many as 10 to 20 percent of people with celiac disease will have ongoing or recurring symptoms, even with a gluten-free diet. At Mayo, people with celiac disease are monitored closely for intestinal healing. When diet alone isn't effective, Mayo doctors prescribe medications, including steroids and immune-system suppressors, to control intestinal swelling and malabsorption of nutrients.
At Mayo Clinic, doctors and dietitians work closely with you to help you learn to live gluten-free. Mayo dietitians help you find gluten-free substitutes and give advice on reading food labels and eating out safely. If you have dermatitis herpetiformis, your treatment team will include a dermatologist.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Specialists in digestive diseases (gastroenterology) at Mayo Clinic in Arizona diagnose and treat adults with celiac disease.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Specialists in digestive diseases (gastroenterology) at Mayo Clinic in Florida diagnose and treat adults with celiac disease.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Specialists in digestive diseases (gastroenterology) at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota diagnose and treat people with celiac disease in both the adult and pediatric celiac disease clinics.
Adult celiac disease clinic: 507-284-5255
Pediatric celiac disease clinic: 507-284-1438
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
See information on patient services at the three Mayo Clinic locations, including transportation options and lodging.
Mayo Clinic is a leading center for research on celiac disease. A Mayo study found that the incidence of celiac disease is rising and that undiagnosed celiac disease is associated with a nearly fourfold increased risk of death. Mayo researchers are working to improve methods of diagnosis and treatment. Specific efforts focus on the role of genetics in predicting celiac disease, environmental factors that can trigger the disease and new treatments for refractory celiac disease.
See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic doctors on celiac disease on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
Original article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/celiac-disease/care-at-mayo-clinic/research/con-20030410
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