The Archdiocese of Milwaukee recently announced new protocols for handling allegations of misconduct by bishops, as well as allegations of misconduct against adults by clergy or lay leaders in the Church Read more
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Update: The Archdiocese Responds to Awake’s Remaining Questions
To understand how our local leaders are responding to the abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, Awake submitted questions on 35 topics to the Archdiocese Read more
More on Grooming: How Should I Respond if I Suspect Grooming Behavior?
This week we continue the conversation about grooming by exploring an important question: if someone is exhibiting behaviors that look like grooming, how should individuals or institutions respond? Read more
Awake Questions Update: The Archdiocese Explains the Community Advisory Board
We are particularly interested in the purpose, composition, goals, and transparency of the Community Advisory Board, because this is the body of (primarily) lay people that, according to the Archdiocesan website, “reviews and improves the response of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to those Read more
Update: The Archdiocese Answers Awake’s Safe Environment Questions
Awake submitted a list of questions to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in December 2019, in an effort to understand how local Church leaders are responding to the abuse crisis. We received Read more
Update: The Archdiocese of Milwaukee Responds to Awake’s Questions (Part 2)
As we explained in our previous blog post, Awake submitted a list of questions to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in December 2019 and received responses to a shorter list of priority questions in January 2020. Read more
Update: The Archdiocese of Milwaukee Responds to Awake’s Priority Questions
As part of our ongoing effort to understand the abuse crisis at the local level, Awake submitted a list of questions to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in December 2019. While Archdiocesan Chief of Staff Jerry Topczewski replied that he would not be able to answer the complete list of questions at that time, he did agree to provide responses to a smaller list of “priority questions” that the Awake Leadership Team found most important. Read more
Awake Asks: How is the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Responding to the Abuse Crisis?
Since we began talking with people at community gatherings, listening sessions, and one-on-one meetings, Awake’s leadership team has heard many questions from Milwaukee-area Catholics about how our archdiocese is addressing the abuse crisis. Read more
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