Carmel Catholic school sued over "months of bullying"
In a private school that is built for kids to be kind and act like Jesus, kids perform endless bullying, which culminated in a young man having his genitals exposed to everyone.
And the school did not put a stop to this. According to the lawsuits, the boy was later diagnosed with anxiety and severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. He eventually switched to virtual learning.
Plaintiffs in Catholic Church Abuse Case Weigh $800 Million Offer
For decades, Anthony Santucci told no one about the sexual abuse he says he endured as a young teenager at his Catholic church in the Bronx.
Distressing flashbacks, omnipresent anxiety and poor sleep hygiene have followed him for nearly 50 years, through his adolescence into adulthood. He blames leaders of his church and the Archdiocese of New York for failing to protect him and other children from priests like the one who he says abused him.
Mr. Santucci, 66, is one of the more than 1,300 people who have sued the archdiocese over sexual abuse claims and will soon face a monumental choice: accept the terms of an $800 million proposed settlement with the archdiocese or risk fighting it out in court, an option that would most likely lead the archdiocese to declare bankruptcy.
Under the terms of the proposal, the plaintiffs can choose a one-time lump sum of $250,000 or go before an arbitrator to seek a higher payment after a review of their abuse claims. The Archdiocese of New York would also be required to publish the names of clergy and lay leaders who were credibly accused of abuse on its website and update the list as more allegations come out. The archdiocese would also be mandated to keep copies of documented cases of abuse, where they can be reviewed by the public at Iona College.
“Money alone is not enough,” said Angela Walker, executive director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, an advocacy group for church sexual abuse survivors. “Perpetrators have to be held to account, but not only the perpetrators, those who protected them throughout the years, who moved them from diocese to diocese.”
“That whole culture of silence, that hiding behind the shadows, that’s got to stop,” Ms. Walker added. “The public demands and has the right to know who these people are, and in that way we can protect another generation of children.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/nyreg...nt-ny.html
In a private school that is built for kids to be kind and act like Jesus, kids perform endless bullying, which culminated in a young man having his genitals exposed to everyone.
And the school did not put a stop to this. According to the lawsuits, the boy was later diagnosed with anxiety and severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. He eventually switched to virtual learning.
Plaintiffs in Catholic Church Abuse Case Weigh $800 Million Offer
For decades, Anthony Santucci told no one about the sexual abuse he says he endured as a young teenager at his Catholic church in the Bronx.
Distressing flashbacks, omnipresent anxiety and poor sleep hygiene have followed him for nearly 50 years, through his adolescence into adulthood. He blames leaders of his church and the Archdiocese of New York for failing to protect him and other children from priests like the one who he says abused him.
Mr. Santucci, 66, is one of the more than 1,300 people who have sued the archdiocese over sexual abuse claims and will soon face a monumental choice: accept the terms of an $800 million proposed settlement with the archdiocese or risk fighting it out in court, an option that would most likely lead the archdiocese to declare bankruptcy.
Under the terms of the proposal, the plaintiffs can choose a one-time lump sum of $250,000 or go before an arbitrator to seek a higher payment after a review of their abuse claims. The Archdiocese of New York would also be required to publish the names of clergy and lay leaders who were credibly accused of abuse on its website and update the list as more allegations come out. The archdiocese would also be mandated to keep copies of documented cases of abuse, where they can be reviewed by the public at Iona College.
“Money alone is not enough,” said Angela Walker, executive director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, an advocacy group for church sexual abuse survivors. “Perpetrators have to be held to account, but not only the perpetrators, those who protected them throughout the years, who moved them from diocese to diocese.”
“That whole culture of silence, that hiding behind the shadows, that’s got to stop,” Ms. Walker added. “The public demands and has the right to know who these people are, and in that way we can protect another generation of children.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/nyreg...nt-ny.html
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
