Thomas O'Brien

Creepy Crawler Ex-Phoenix Priest George Bredemann Dies In Prison

Stories about pedophile Catholic priests have become de rigueur in recent years, in Phoenix and around the rest of the world.But some of us "oldsters" remember some of the very first detailed accounts of the disgusting diddlers and how those in charge--Bishop Thomas O'Brien here in the Phoenix ... More >>

Arizona "John Doe" Behind Latest Priest-Abuse Lawsuit Against Archdiocese of Philadelphia

​ A former altar boy who now lives in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, claiming church leaders ignored complaints of a pervert priest. It's the fourth lawsuit against the archdiocese since a grand jury report came out last month that sparked t ... More >>

Cool Web Site: Follow What's Up With Predatory Priests Here and Around the Nation

The Web site www.bishop-accountability.org is a doozy. It contains the names, court documents, timelines, and more about the untold numbers of Catholic priests and/or their superiors who have been caught after engaging in ungodly sexual acts with children. Here in the ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 16, 2009

Marshal's Office Nabs Perverted Arizona Ex-Priest Outside Church in San Francisco

Law officers including deputy marshals and task force officers from Phoenix and northern California finally caught up to Sherwood yesterday as he was leaving services at the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in San Francisco.

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, November 20, 2008

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 9, 2008

Westcor Weenies

This raucous raven demands: Is Westcor taking a cue from the Jim Crow South, or is io's closing really about a lame-o lease dispute?

Judging Andy

With leaders like Andrew Thomas, Joe Arpaio and Bishop Olmsted around, who says Arizona's a cruel place to live?!

What Would Jesus Do?

The winged wonder speaks for Jesus when it says: Keep Father Dale on his "electronic" leash! Plus, inside local Hollyweird casting calls

Life Teen Founder Busted

Monsignor Dale Fushek faces 10 misdemeanor counts of sexual misconduct with boys and young men

Cross to Bare

For 20 years Dale Fushek was the golden boy of the Phoenix Catholic Diocese. Now, his golden boys are talking

Balls in the Air

Steely County Attorney Rick Romley's going, but he's not gone. He'd like to take the governor's office from Janet Napolitano

A Legal Matter

Litigators and legislators play chicken-or-egg with nursing home issues

Letters

Letters from the week of April 29, 2004

The Divine Sociopath

Why isn't Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien in jail? There are far too many who have left the church because of his bad behavior.

Letters

Letters from the week of February 26, 2004

What was he thinking?!

Bishop O'Brien drove away without offering last rites to the man bludgeoned by his Buick. It wasn't the first time he'd left an accident scene.

Spiked

What Would Jesus Do?

Spiked

Sheriff Arpaio's popularity spikes

The Soupervisor

Mary Rose Wilcox has turned El Portal into the place for politicos to meet over rice and beans

Spiked

Another week full of random acts of stupidity

Letters

Letters from the week of June 26, 2003

Second coming

Thomas O'Brien's fall ushers in a new era for Catholic bishops.

Letters

Letters from the week of June 12, 2003

Judgment Day

After a year of denials, Bishop O'Brien finally admits what we knew all along

No Good Deed

Two Phoenix attorneys who tried to heal the Catholic Church are punished with the threat of a lawsuit

God's Banker

One of the world's most notorious holy men is quietly giving Mass in Sun City

Beat It!

A priest is freed on a technicality. But it was the bishop who freed him to prey.

Revelations

In the face of two indictments, Bishop O'Brien has gone back into hiding

Flack Attack

The Spike introduces you to defectors from the journalistic trade

Moral Minority

Bishop Thomas O'Brien is banking on attorney Michael Manning to save the soul of the Phoenix Diocese. The problem: O'Brien still has demons in his office.

We're talkin' Football

Letters from the week of May 30, 2002

Blame Game

Each time Bishop Thomas O'Brien gets caught lying about a problem priest, he blames someone else. His litany of denials, stonewalls and threats will undo him.

Ethics, Morals and Sex Ads, Oh My!

Letters from the week of May 16, 2002

Sins of a Father

Priest accused of child molesting ,as well as fathering a baby girl, shielded by Bishop Thomas O'Brien

Silent Witness

Bishop Thomas O'Brien has a history of covering for pedophile priests and obstructing justice. Has he really repented?

The Devil and Mr. Hernandez

A man possessed, plumber turned amateur exorcist Paul Hernandez wants to get the Hell out of Phoenix.

War of the Words

With big dollars at stake, rival newspapers duke it out to capture Valley's rapidly growing Hispanic market

Letters

From the week of November 30, 2000

Strife With Father

Under fire for charges of behavior unbecoming a priest, controversial pastor Saúl Madrid takes a self-imposed sabbatical

Mass Confusion

Bishop's guarded statement of support for embattled pastor further inflames critics

Flashes

09-07-2000

Holy War

Demonstrators launch boycott and announce plans for legal action against the Catholic diocese

Immaculate Heartbreak

Three months after a fire gutted Phoenix's oldest Hispanic Catholic church, its pastor is feeling the heat and parishioners are steaming

Loop Sided

Sloane McFarland's video paean to Homer and Joyce is excruciating, captivating

Out with the old

he 80-somethings at retirement home Desert Crest face eviction. But that's just business, says the home's owner--which happens to be an agency of the Roman Catholic church.

Flashes

THE CHURCH BUYS SILENCE

IT'S MY PARTY, I CAN SPLURGE IF I WANT TO

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FROWNS ON PRETENTIOUS COMING--OUT PARTIES FOR LATINA GIRLS. BUT YOU ONLY TURN 15 ONCE.