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Catholics Are in Crisis

JL;DR SUMMARY Catholics in New York are mobilizing to support survivors of clerical abuse, targeting funds from the Cabrini Fund for healing initiatives, in response to continuous allegations and scandals within the U.S. Catholic Church. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New YorkCatholic ChurchSurvivor SupportClerical AbuseReligious DisaffiliationCabrini FundMass AttendanceChurch ScandalsLegal SettlementsCatholic Communities

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New York, United States
"a group of lay Catholics, former employees of the diocese of New York, and clerical abuse survivors announced initiatives to help the victims of abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church in New York state."
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"This year, the Archdiocese of Baltimore announced plans to slash nearly two-thirds of its parishes."
Buffalo, New York, United States
"Across New York state, parish closures and mergers are also taking place; in Buffalo, the diocese has specifically cited Chapter 11 as part of its rationale."
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
"The University of Notre Dames Church Life Journal states bluntly that if weekly Mass attendance is any measure, we are losing nine out of 10 cradle Catholics."
Washington DC, United States
"But, for those with memories that stretch back to 2018, when the Cardinal Theodore McCarrick scandal made headlines, or before that, to 2002, when the Boston Globe clergy-abuse cover-up story broke, the elephant in the room remains the abuse scandals."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"when the Boston Globe clergy-abuse cover-up story broke, the elephant in the room remains the abuse scandals."
New York, United States
"a group of lay Catholics, former employees of the diocese of New York, and clerical abuse survivors announced initiatives to help the victims of abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church in New York state."

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