Catholic Diocese of Orange

OC Register Columnist David Whiting Gives Blowjob Review to New OC Church of Scientology

When Orange County Register columnist David Whiting wrote solely about the outdoors, he was entertaining, informative, and offered a valuable perspective to county readers. But as the Reg's main columnist, he's what Moxley accurately, hilariously refers to as a bootlicker--and he's being nice as to ... More >>

Timothy Raemakers, Priest at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Aliso Viejo, Calls Sex-Abuse Allegation Lodged Against Him a "9/11 Moment"

In late 2010, the Catholic Diocese of Orange revealed that they were looking into allegations made by Matthew Carrigan that Father Timothy Ramaekers molested him as a child at St. Justin Martyr Church in Anaheim during the 1980s--this, after Carrigan filed a civil lawsuit in 2009 alleging Ramaekers ... More >>

Diocese of Orange Settles Another Michael Harris Pedo-Priest Case, This One for $2 Million

Just got word from John Manly, the badass attorney who has for the past decade exposed the Catholic Diocese of Orange for the pedo-protection racket that it is, that the trial he was all ready to start on today involving the notorious Michael Harris ain't going to trial anymore. That's because repre ... More >>

Tom Fuentes Is Burning in Hell

And other recent revelations from the world of pedophile-priest protectors in the Diocese of Orange

Tom Fuentes, Longtime Head of Orange County GOP/Protector of Pedophile Priests, Passes Away from Cancer

Just got word that Tom Fuentes--a titan of local politics for forging the Orange County Republican Party into the freaks that they are today, and a gnat of a man for his role in the Catholic Diocese of Orange sex-abuse scandals--passed away last night after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.The b ... More >>

Another Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Diocese of Orange and Pedo-Priest it Protected, Denis Lyons

​Not even a week after Denis Lyons pleaded guilty to being a child molester, another civil lawsuit has been filed against him and his longtime protector, the Catholic Diocese of Orange.The lawsuit was actually introduced into Orange County Superior Court in September but was just delivered to Lyon ... More >>

Chris Heath, Vain Dana Point Catholic Priest, Continues Claim that Catholics Are Persecuted

​The last time we had checked in on Christopher Heath, a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Orange, he had just shut down his personal blog, which had such gems as pictures of his personal trainer, him driving in a Prius, his just-whitened (with what???) teeth--oh, and a bunch of posts claiming tha ... More >>

Local Catholics Already Gloating About Crystal Cathedral Purchase, Despite Coming Closure of Diocese of Orange Parishes

Brownie: Begin the deluge!​So the big news today, as Clockwork Coker posted earlier, is that the Diocese of Orange bought the Crystal Cathedral, a development we correctly predicted months ago, and long before any other media outlets. Sure, that's a bit of gloating, but it's nothing like the pedo- ... More >>

Bishop Tod D. Brown Fails OC Catholics Again by Failing to Buy Crystal Cathedral

Brownie: The Hour of No Power--again​The local and national media are tripping over themselves in reporting how the Crystal Cathedral's board of directors has approved Chapman University's offer to purchase the iconic church's Garden Grove facilities for $50 million. All the reports are also makin ... More >>

Sources: Robert Schuller Wants Crystal Cathedral Sold to Diocese of Orange, Daughters Don't

​As I predicted a month-and-a-half ago, the Catholic Diocese of Orange is interested in buying the Crystal Cathedral from the Rev. Robert Schuller, mostly to save Bishop Tod D. Brown's ass from ever having to build the Tod Mahal that would've been Christ Our Savior Cathedral. This past weekend, OC ... More >>

Diocese of Orange Exploring Purchase of Crystal Cathedral, Just Like We Said A Month and a Half Ago

Brownie: The Hour of No Power​Remember how I wrote this May that insiders with the Catholic Diocese of Orange were trying to convince Bishop Tod D. Brown to buy the financially ailing Crystal Cathedral so that His Excellency wouldn't have to waste over $100 million on a new cathedral? Because it'd ... More >>

Why Won't Major Publishing Companies Publish Joelle Casteix's Book?

​Longtime readers of the Weekly know Joelle Casteix, former cover girl for being the most-prominent critic of the Catholic Diocese of Orange and its handling of its sex-abuse scandal, of which she was a survivor. Casteix is charming, funny, iron-willed, indefatigable--and on top of all this, she's ... More >>

Does the Diocese of Orange Want to Buy Out the Crystal Cathedral?

Save me, Brownie!​If there's one thing people should know about the Catholic Diocese of Orange, it's that the crazier the rumor, the more likely it's true. Men of the cloth abusing boys and girls? Of course! Bishops covering up said abuse? That's religion! Siccing attack dogs on abuse victims? Dam ... More >>

Santa Ana Refuses to Answer Pertinent Questions about Downtown Issues Posed by Artists

​I might've written this before, but if not, here it goes: the government of SanTana operates like the Catholic Diocese of Orange, save the pedophile-protecting. Everything is shrouded in secrecy, opponents are treated as heretics, the folks with the money get their will done, and the questions of ... More >>

Since When did the OC Register Take Writing Lessons from the Diocese of Orange?

Bishop Brown: Does he take his lattes extra-frothy?​Ever since the Catholic Diocese of Orange has employed boy-diddlers and girl-rapists, the official party line has always been this, a party line swallowed whole by its apologists: when it came to teenagers molested by its employees, it wasn't rap ... More >>

Top Five Diocese of Orange Transgressions of the Decade

Heckuva job, Brownie!​If you ever pay attention to apologists for the Catholic Diocese of Orange's sex-abuse scandal--you never should, but I'm just saying if God ever punishes you in that fashion--one of the points they'll repeat again and again is that most of the kiddie rapes and scandals happe ... More >>

Want to Find Crime? Go to Church

Here's lookin' at ya!Forget the barrios, Harbor Boulevard and potential marijuana fields of Cleveland National Forest. If Orange County law enforcement wants to find illegal activity, they should go to church. Insert your favorite Catholic Diocese of Orange reference here. Then, take a l ... More >>

OC Diocese Priorities: Surfers and Facebook, Yes; Sex-Abuse Victims, No

​Priorities, priorities, priorities: The Catholic Diocese of Orange is already heavily promoting the Blessing of the Waves, an easy stab at a national feel-good story they began last year than involves surfers, priests, and prayer at Huntington Beach. "In Orange County our beaches are more than si ... More >>

OC Diocese Hires Pedo-Protector as Assistant Superindendent for Church Schools

Brown: Loves his pedo-anything!​About two months ago, the Catholic Diocese of Orange put out a help-wanted ad for a new position: Associate Superintendent for Finance & Advancement. The job, a description stated, entails the applicant "to offer oversight, support and professional consultation ... More >>

A Priest the Diocese of Orange Admits Faced an Abuse Accusation Is Still in Ministry In Spain

The Latest Pedo-Priest Settlement: Denis Lyons (Again)

Just got off the phone with V. James DeSimone, attorney for a man who says pedo-priest Denis Lyons molested him as a child during the 1990s. They have settled their civil suit against the Catholic Diocese of Orange for an undisclosed amount. "Our client is pleased with the settlement, and looks forw ... More >>

Bishop Brown Breaks His Covenant with the Faithful for the Trillionth Time

IUpdated, with new info on the bottom...Both the Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register revealed today that Jon Kirrer of Fountain Valley filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Orange and its pedo-priest Denis Lyons alleging sexual abuse during the mid-1990s, and isn't it refreshing t ... More >>

OC Reg to OC Bishop: Heckuva Job, Brownie

Sorry for not noticing this earlier: in November, Orange County Register reporter Teri Sforza wrote a puzzling post on the Reg's OC Watchdog blog noting that the Catholic Diocese of Orange had nicely recovered from all the payouts courts forced them to give to the victims of its rapin' employees ove ... More >>

[Scariest People 2008] The Sexorcist

Coming Red Mass "Shaping Up to be the Best Ever," Says Pedo-Apologist-Honoring Lawyer

The Catholic Diocese of Orange's Red Mass will occur today, and David Belz is happy! In a confidential e-mail obtained by the Weekly, the Rancho Santa Margarita attorney and member of the local chapter of the St. Thomas More Society tells the letter's recipients that "The 2008 Red Mass is shaping up ... More >>

On A Flippant Attitude Toward the Diocese of Orange Sex Abuse Scandal

What We Can Learn About the Juaneños' Modern-Day Plight From 'Chinigchinich'

John Urell Leaving

Monsignor John Urell, longtime pedophile protector in the Catholic Diocese of Orange, announced last week he's leaving St. Norbert's in Orange (where he currently serves as pastor) for St. Timothy in Laguna Niguel. In a letter he read to parishioners two weeks ago and reprinted in this past weekend' ... More >>

Stalinism, Sex Abuse and the Catholic Diocese of Orange

Under the reign of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown, the Catholic Diocese of Orange has lied, spun, hid, dismissed, excused, and ignored its shameful sex-abuse scandal--no surprise there. But never in my four years of reporting on the story have I ever encountered such a ridiculous action as the one I'm a ... More >>

The Catholic Diocese of Orange's History Book Is Pretty-and Pretty Pathetic

Pedophile Protector Apologist of the Day...

...Is Patrick Redmond of Newport Beach! Today, the Orange County Register prints his letter blasting star columnist Frank Mickadeit for his supposed "umbilical fascination" with famed Catholic Church sex-abuse victim's attorney John Manly. The trigger for such a clever twist of words? A March 7 colu ... More >>

Accused Mater Dei Statutory Rapist Loses Again

It hasn't been a good couple of months for Larry Stukenholtz, a former Mater Dei High choir director whom the school canned in the late 1990s for carrying on a relationship with a student. In October, his victim was part of a $6.685 million settlement that the Catholic Diocese of Orange reached wit ... More >>

It's Dec. 10--Do You Know Where John Urell Is?

Remember John Urell? Monsignor for the Catholic Diocese of Orange? Who covered up for pedophiles? Whose supporters continuously shot themselves in the foot? Who was whisked off to Canada to--take your pick--combat an "acute anxiety disorder" (according to the diocese) or to evade a deposition (says ... More >>

a Peek at the Bishop's Past

Bishop Brown Escapes OC Court Date, But Now he Must Reckon with Monterey

OC Teen Molestor Suspended from Work in St. Louis

Remember Larry Stukenholtz? Probably not. The former Mater Dei choir teacher didn't get as much attention as his fellow molestor, former assistant boys' basketball coach Jeff Andrade. But Stukenholtz was also part of the most recent sex-abuse settlement by the Catholic Diocese of Orange. Stukenholt ... More >>

The Orange Diocese's Record-Breaking Streak

This year's edition of our annual Scariest People issue includes two entries from the Catholic Diocese of Orange: lead sex-abuse lawyer Peter Callahan and Varsity Gold, the high-school fundraising outfit that hired and proudly employees statutory rapist (and former Mater Dei boys' assistant basketba ... More >>

The Continuing Story of the Bunglin' Friends of Monsignor John

Go visit the website of the Friends of Monsignor John, the brave individuals who sought to publicly support the Catholic Diocese of Orange's longtime point man in its horrendous sex-abuse scandal. Notice anything different? Notice there are no more comments, deleted or otherwise? Notice there are no ... More >>

Urell Supporters Take Out Full-Page Ad in OC Register

We rarely read past Page Four of the Orange County Register's front page, since anything beyond that is usually Macy's ads and rehashed Associated Press or Reuters blurbs. Indeed, we didn't read past page four this morning until an eagle-eyed reader (gracias, amigo) alerted us to a full-page ad take ... More >>

Bishop Brown Still Doesn't Get It

Pick up this newspaper this Thursday, when this reporter will have a more in-depth take on the Orange diocese's settling four more sex-abuse cases for about $7 million. In the meanwhile, allow your humble servant to rail about the latest foot-in-mouth case of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown. Today, Asso ... More >>

Breaking: Orange Diocese Settles Andrade Case

Scroll down for updates as they come... Just received word that the Catholic Diocese of Orange just settled a civil suit filed against it and former Mater Dei High School boys' basketball coach Jeff Andrade. Strange, considering diocesan lawyers were publicly proclaiming they were raring to start t ... More >>

What the Hell is Bishop Brown Doing in St. Augustine?

As the Catholic Diocese of Orange heads toward a potentially blockbuster civil trial, as diocesan PR flacks spin furiously, Bishop Tod D. Brown is in...St. Augustine, Florida?! Yep. His Excellency is there as part of the Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops. Now, we don't hold anything ... More >>

Diocesan Lawyers All of a Sudden Uppity

For decades, the Catholic Diocese of Orange has dealt with survivors of its pedo-priests in secrecy--sealed settlements, claimed ignorance, and always, always, away from a jury. In none of the civil settlements that the Orange diocese signed off on were there any admission of guilt by the priest or ... More >>

Hilarious Quote of The Year Award Goes To...

Peter Callahan, longtime attorney for the Catholic Diocese of Orange. Today, the Orange County Register plays catchup to the Los Angeles Times and interviews Scott Hicks, who claims Bishop Tod D. Brown abused him decades ago. Again, no mention of the fact that the Weekly broke this story six month ... More >>

Saying Howdy to John Urell in Canada

As lawyers debate whether John Urell--the former point man for the Catholic Diocese of Orange in its sex-abuse fiasco--should return from Canada after failing to finish a deposition, a intrepid Canadian reporter decided to drop in on the monsignor. Mark Bonokoski of the Toronto Sun visited the South ... More >>

New PR Flack For OC Diocese, Same Idiocy

Long-time observers of the Catholic Diocese of Orange pedo-priest scandal no doubt remember Father Joseph Fenton, the former director of communications who was an unrepentant asshole and didn't mind using sex-abuse survivors when convenient for Bishop Tod. D Brown. He's no longer the Orange diocese' ... More >>

Orange

Tom Fuentes,

An open letter to the former GOP chairman, current college trustee, forever self-destroyer

The Year In Keeping The Faith

A Millstone Around Their Necks

Orange Diocese about to settle with sex-abuse victims for millions but will lose nothing

Lifestyles of the Rich and Pious

A Tour of the Orange Dioceses Most Transubstantiastic Homes