{"id":70345,"date":"2025-12-17T15:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=70345"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:05:16","slug":"archdiocese-of-chicago-kept-known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/archdiocese-of-chicago-kept-known-serial-predators-in-ministry-for-years-lawsuits-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Aartsbisdom van Chicago hield jarenlang 'bekende seri\u00eble roofdieren' in de bediening, zeggen rechtszaken"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of Maddy Johnson\/Church Properties Initiative CNA Staff, Nov 25, 2025 \/ 16:31 pm (CNA). Multiple lawsuits allege that the Archdiocese of Chicago kept two priests in active ministry in spite of years of \u201cmounting complaints\u201d of child sexual abuse leveled against them.The suits, filed by the Chicago-based law firm Gould, Grieco, &amp; Hensley, allege that archdiocesan officials allowed Father Daniel Holihan and Father John Curran to\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Multiple lawsuits allege that the Archdiocese of Chicago kept two priests in active ministry in spite of years of \u201cmounting complaints\u201d of child sexual abuse leveled against them.The suits, filed by the Chicago-based law firm Gould, Grieco, &amp; Hensley, allege that archdiocesan officials allowed Father Daniel Holihan and Father John Curran to\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":72052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-70345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28145,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/chicago-priest-removed-from-ministry-after-allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse\/","url_meta":{"origin":70345,"position":0},"title":"Chicago priest removed from ministry after allegations of child sexual abuse","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] null \/ Credit: Manikhan143|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 18, 2025 \/ 15:15 pm (CNA). 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