washington - Feeney Law Firm https://feeneylawfirm.com/tag/washington/ Quincy MA Lawyer handling personal injury claims and lawsuits nationwide Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:18:51 +0000 en hourly 1 Archdiocese of Seattle Reaches Sexual Abuse Settlements Totaling Over $2 Million https://feeneylawfirm.com/archdiocese-of-seattle-reaches-sexual-abuse-settlements-totaling-over-2-million/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:18:51 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5541 In the last year, the Archdiocese of Seattle has agreed to settlements totaling over $2 million with victims who claim they were sexually abused by four members of the Archdiocese’s clergy.

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]]> Truth and Reconciliation Commission Says Seattle Archbishop is Stonewalling Them https://feeneylawfirm.com/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-says-seattle-archbishop-is-stonewalling-them/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:28:15 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=5243 Heal our Heart, the citizen-led group of prominent Catholics in Washington State discussed last April, are continuing their call for a public review of the “Seattle Archdiocese’s private records on clergy abuse.” The alliance remains resolute that a ‘truth and reconciliation’ approach to the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal will bring healing through transparency.

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]]> Truth and Reconciliation Commission Proposed to Archdiocese of Seattle https://feeneylawfirm.com/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-proposed-to-archdiocese-of-seattle/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 20:54:08 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=4117 A group of “concerned Catholics, abuse survivors and current and former clergy” are calling for a lay-led Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate the sexual abuse crisis in the church. Even though the group has acknowledged that the investigation may re-open the wounds of those who have been personally affected, the group’s goal is to rebuild the trust that has been lost throughout the decades of abuse.

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