De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

The University of Birmingham Catholic Society share that the Archdiocese of Birmingham has decided to close Newman House Chaplaincy this summer.  Writing on Facebook, they state:  "Newman House has been the home or our society and the wider Catholic community ever since the building was opened in 1966. This news will be very upsetting to the generations of Catholic students who have found the faith, received the sacraments of initiation, and met lifelong friends - even spouses - at the chaplaincy. We are particularly disappointed that this news comes at such short notice at the busiest time of the academic year, and without any prior warning or consultation process between the Archdiocese and the student body. There has also as yet been no official communication from the Archdiocese to our society, or the house residents, regarding the closure or any possible alternative provision - leaving us in the dark for the new academic year. We are exploring our options and have writte...

  Today, Birmingham Archdiocese have published an independent review undertaken by Barnardo’s on behalf of the Archdiocese in relation to the management of concerns about Joseph Quigley, a priest in the Archdiocese. As stated in the report, Quigley was convicted at Warwick Crown Court of four counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, two counts of sexual assault, one count of child cruelty and two counts of false imprisonment. He was sentenced, in January 2021, to 11 years and 6 months for his offences and will be required to sign the sexual offenders register on his release.  This was 12 years after the Archdiocese discovered he was an abuser, and did nothing. What it doesn't say is that Quigley is the author of the Birmingham Archdiocese's first foray into sex education, All That I Am , a programme which was highlighted as deeply worrying by numerous blogs after its release. In the programme, published in 2001, Quigley (diagnosed as "a sexual sadist & voye...