Footnotes

(1995) 

1.        St. Edward’s Sunday Parish bulletin (The Westminster Catholic Herald), 1/8/95.

2.        “Bishop Reilly to visit region,” by Tracey F. Seelye, Sentinel & Enterprise, 1/14/95, p. 3A.

3.        “Bishop Reilly ask end to secularism: Celebrates in Westminster, Leominster,” by Mark A. DeSorbo. Sentinel & Enterprise, 1/14/95, p A1.

4.        Letter to Fr. Kardas from Mrs. Leola Leger, 1/24/95.

5.        Letter to Fr. Kardas from Mrs. Constance Rivard, 1/16/95.

6.        Letter to Bishop Reilly from John F. Keena, Jr., 1/19/95

7.        Letter to Bishop Reilly from Constance J. Rivard, 1/21/95.s.

8.        Letter to Bishop Reilly from Fr. Roberge, 1/23/95.

9.        Letter to Fr. Kardas from Bishop Rueger, 2/13/95.

10.     “New bishop mulls St. Joseph’s options: Hopes are raised about reopening,” by Dianne Willaimson, WTG, 1/24/95, p. 1.

11.     Letter from Attorney Michael P. Flammia to Attorney Ted Carey, 1/25/95.

12.     Copies of Tolling Agreements, 1/25/95.

13.     Letter to Fr. Lynch from Fr. Kardas, 1/27/95.

14.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Mrs. Anna Richard, 1/28/95.

15.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Attorney Carey, 1/31/95.

16.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Fr. Thomas Lynch, 2/1/95.

17.     “People, place & things- Dee Dee fights,” WTG, 2/3/95, p. C1.

18.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Mrs. Margaret Peltola, 2/5/95.

19.     “Bishop’s tour elicits tears from faithful,” by Kathleen A. Shaw, WTG, 2/5/95, p 1.

20.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Mrs. Gail A. Robinson, 2/14/95.

21.     “Pastoral Discusses Clerical Sexual Abuse,” by Bishop Gregory, Origins: CNS Documentary Service, Vol. 24, No. 35, 2/16/95, p. 590-591.

22.     Letter to Fr. Lynch from Fr. Kardas, 2/23/95.

23.     Letter to Attorney Carey from Attorney Flammia, 2/28/95.

24.     Ibid.

25.     “Complaint and Demand for Jury Trail- McCormick and Weber,” Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court Department of the Trail Court Civil Action,  No. 58537, February 27, 1995.

26.     “2 women allege priest abused them,” by Kathleen A. Shaw, WTG, 3/2/95, p. 2.

27.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Mrs. Kathy Jordon, 3/2/95.

28.     Women charge priest with abuse,” by Staff and wire report, Fitchburg Sentinel, 3/3/95, p. 2.

29.     “Former Local Priest Sued On sex Charges,” by AP, The Gardner News, p. 1.

30.     “Women file suit against priest, diocese,” The Catholic Free Press, 3/3/95, p. 9.

31.     “Sexual Abuse by priests: the unrelenting crisis,” and “As scandal keeps growing, who is accountable?”, by Arthur Jones, NCR, 3/3/95, p. 6.

32.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Mr.s Donna Coleman, 2/5/95.

33.     “Recovered memory cases under attack in N.H. Legislature,” by AP, WTG, 3/6/95, p. 4.

34.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Mrs. Gail Robinson, 3/6/95.

35.     Letters to Attorney Flammia, Mr. Doncal Amback and Mr. Craig Carver, 3/7/95.

36.     Letter to Msgr. Edmond Tinsley from Fr. Kardas, 3/8/95.

37.     “Bishop Reilly supports Bishop Rueger in suit,” CFP, 3/10/95, p. 1.

38.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Msgr. Tinsely, 3/14/95.

39.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Bishop Rueger,3/15/95.

40.     Letter to Bishop Rueger from Reverend Thomas J. Lynch, 3/16/95

41.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from John F. Keena, Jr., 3/16/95.

42.     “Time to cry ‘foul,’” Editor’s Note- Gerard E. Goggins, CFP, 3/17/95, p. 4.

43.     “CFP coverage is criticized,” by Rev. Francis A. Roberge, CFP, 3/17/95, p. 5.

44.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Bishop Reilly, 3/20/95.

45.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Fr. Kardas, 3/25/95.

46.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Bishop Rueger, 3/21/95.

47.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Bishop Rueger, 4/19/95.

48.     Statement of legal fees for Rev. Thaddeus J. Kardas from Attorney H. Bissell Carey III, 4/19/94.

49.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Attorney Carey, 5/9/95.

50.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from John F. Keena, Jr., 5/16/95.

51.     Letter from Attorney Jaonne L. Goulka to Worcester Superior Court, 5/18/95.

52.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Constance J. Rivard, 8/1/95.

53.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Constance J. Rivard, 8/4/95.

54.     Letter to Constance J. Rivard from Bishop Rueger, 8/7/95.

55.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Constance J. Rivard, 8/9/95.

56.     Letter to Constance J. Rivard from Bishop Reilly, 8/12/95.

57.     Letter to Constance J. Rivard from Rev. F. Stephen Pedone, 8/25/95.

58.     Letter to Fr. Pedone from Constance J. Rivard, 8/28/95

59.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Constance J. Rivard, 9/2/95..

60.     Letter to Attorney Carey from Fr. Kardas, 8/6/95.

61.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Fr. Lynch, 8/31/95.

62.     Letter to Fr. Lynch from Bishop Reilly, 9/18/95.

63.     “Bishops should read this book on sex abuse: Sex, Priests and Power: Anatomy of a Crisis- A.W. Richard Sipe, by Tom Roberts, NCR, 9/8/95, p. 31.

64.     “Blowing whistle on sex abuse means new career for priest,” by Leslie Wirpsa, NCR, 9/15/95, p. 5

65.     Letter to Fr. Kardas from Fr. Lynch, 9/24/95.

66.     “Bishops to condemn child sex abuse,” by AP, WTG, 10/25/95, p. A4.

67.     “Walk in the Light,” Bishops’ Committee/Child Sexual Abuse, Oriings:CNS Documentary Service, November 2, 1995, Vol. 25: No. 20, p. 339-343.

68.     “U.S. bishops issue pastoral on sex abuse,” by Jerry Filteau, CFP, 10/27/95, p. 1.

69.     Letter to Bishop Reilly from Mrs. Anna Richard, 11/9/95.

70.     “Plantiffs’ First request for production of documents to the defendants/ Worcester Superior Court: Civil Action No. 95-0452,” of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott- Attorney Micheal P. Flammia to  H. Bissell Carey, Esq., 12/29/95.