Abuse Covered up in the Catholic Church

Church allowed abuse by priest for years

This article was prepared by the Globe Spotlight Team: reporters Matt Carroll, Sacha Pfeiffer, and Michael Rezendes; and editor Walter V. Robinson. It was written by Rezendes



In this article, we can see that since the 1990's over 130 people have confirmed of their horrific abuse through only one man who claimed he was a man of God and was protected by the Catholic Church. Priest John J. Geoghan had allegedly fondled and raped these children for three decades through lies and corruption the Church stood behind a man who had no dignity. My question is why would the Church cover these scandals up, if the could have stopped it early on then it wouldn't be such a controversy now. If the Church had come clean right at the beginning there would be such disgrace looked at upon the Catholic Church. How can a man or woman who have lost their way find faith in the Catholic Church, where the corruption and scandal has become larger than God's love.