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Author: Theodore Kalmoukos
Date Published: 9/28/2007
Publication: The National Herald
BOSTON, Mass. – Before we could finish saying, “Thank God the Katinas case is over” – ecclesiastically, at least (from a legal standpoint, we still have a long way to go) – we started praying, “Holy Theotokos, Most Blessed Mother of God, help us,” because yet another case […]

Author: Theodore Kalmoukos
Date Published: 9/28/2007
Publication: The National Herald
Once again, our Church is being dragged to the courts for one of the most heinous cases imaginable: sexual misconduct involving a priest and a young boy.
Once again, church officials seemed to have known about the case, and tried for months to keep it a secret until the […]

Author: Fr. Aris Metrakos
Date Published: 9/21/2007
Publication: OrthodoxyToday.org
Aren’t we disgusted with the shocking number of high-profile cases of priests engaged in pedophilia, homosexual activity, and adultery? Some excuse this behavior with the platitudes “a sin is a sin” and “we are all sinners.” Uh, excuse me?
Persons who say “a sin is a sin” don’t live in […]

Author: Zeke MacCormack
Date Published: 9/21/2007
Publication: San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio TX)
JOHNSON CITY — James B. Wright Jr. and prosecutors alternate from allies to adversaries when it comes to the Christ of the Hills Monastery, depending on the case at hand.
Wright’s claims of being molested there a decade ago led to indictments being issued in January […]

The National Herald
By Theodore Kalmoukos

The defrocking of Rev. Nicholas Katinas, former longtime pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Dallas, which was officially carried out, finally, by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople on July 11, as we reported in the last week’s edition, should have been done a year and a half ago, when he was […]

Editor’s note: This article and the related television news report on the Graff lawsuit is very troubling. According to a church member, parishioners were told Fr. Graff “retired” in June. To our knowledge, the GOA has not followed its stated sexual misconduct policy in the Fr. Graff case which states “…the disciplining of a Clergyman […]

Author: Zeke MacCormack
Date Published: 9/19/2007
Publication: San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio TX)
Before mixing a cocktail of painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs late Sunday, admitted child molester Samuel Greene Jr. had been drinking heavily and was very depressed by the prospect of being ordered to prison at a hearing Friday.
The account of “Father Benedict’s” final hours came from […]

This media report ran on KXAN TV in Texas. Another article in the San Antonio Express News gives a full background on the history of the Blanco Christ of the Hills Monastery. Read other articles on Orthodox Reform on the topic of the Blanco Monastery.
Blanco Monk Found Dead Before Indecency Hearing
Date Published: 9/17/2007
Publication: KXAN […]

Editor’s note: The concerns raised in this article are echoed by Catherine Metropoulos in an April 20, 2007 letter to Orthodox Reform which stated “most of our Board’s work has been tabled or stifled” due to factors including “…a total lack of interest on part of our hierarchy” (click on image at right to view […]

By Theodore Kalmoukos
The National Herald
BOSTON – The Holy & Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople defrocked Rev. Nicholas Katinas and returned him to the rank of the laity. Rev. Katinas has been accused of sexual misconduct with minors while shepherding the Greek Orthodox parishes of the Dormition in Olympia Fields, Illinois […]

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• Recommended Sites

  • Pokrov.org Orthodox sexual abuse web site with many resources and reports on abuse within the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • Orthodox Safety Council Non-profit organization providing “safe environment” programs, education, and accountability for Orthodox parishes seeking to protect their communities from sexual misconduct or abuse.
  • SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) This site keeps up to date on church abuse issues. It has networks and meetings for survivors in various geographic areas around the U.S.
  • AdvocateWeb H.O.P.E. - Helping Overcome Professional Exploitation Numerous educational articles on clergy abuse, as well as abuse inflicted by other professionals such as therapists and law enforcement officers.
  • Voice of the Faithful Catholic resources to reform sexual abuse laws for the protection of children.
  • Bishop Accountability Catholic site to provide accountability on topics of sexual abuse in the Church.