Author Archive for Ryan MacDonald

Ryan A. MacDonald writes on political and religious issues from both Indianapolis and New York. His writings on the priesthood crisis have appeared in The Catholic World Report, Our Sunday Visitor, The National Catholic Reporter, and numerous on-line venues.

Why Do SNAP and VOTF Fear the Case of Fr. Gordon MacRae?
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Why Do SNAP and VOTF Fear the Case of Fr. Gordon MacRae?

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Last month, I was invited by the editors of These Stone Walls to write a “Special Report” about a new development in the case of Father Gordon MacRae, a priest of the Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire whom I believe – to a moral certainty – has been wrongly imprisoned for nearly 18 years. My […]

Father John Corapi and the State of Due Process for Accused Priests
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Father John Corapi and the State of Due Process for Accused Priests

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[Second Editor’s note: We have appended the message of June 20 from SOLT.] [Editor’s note: In light of today’s news about Fr. Corapi, we are rerunning this article which originally appeared on Catholic Lane on April 4 ,2011. We have appended Fr. Corapi’s message, released today, to the end of this article, as it stunningly validates […]