While this is a page attributed to all the wonderful and lovely things Janina Grey is up to -whether it’s her latest book adventure or life adventure, sometimes it has to get real.
Now that I’ve finished LACED IN YOUR LEATHER, I’m focusing on my memoir. It’s a story that spans centuries (yes, centuries) and weaves all of the fragments of who I am together to make sense.
One part of the book will deal with my spiritual journey. How I was born into Catholicism, and lived a devoted life as a Catholic until my 40s.
The reason why I’m bringing this subject to light is because as a Sexual Assault Advocate I have learned that there is violence in silence, and healing in speaking. For too long (centuries, really) Catholics remained quiet about what priests were doing to little boys and girls behind closed doors. So while I’ve been working for 12 years officially as a crisis counselor and advocate for victims of sexual and domestic abuse, I rarely told my story.
Until now.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month AND Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We have three months to plan how we are going to speak out. I will not be silent anymore.
There is a world-wide movement to call the Church to task. Which underscores the title I’ve been referring to the Catholic dynasty as for the last five years – the World’s Largest International Pedophile Ring. It was established in the 1600s and has continued to practice this assault and then hide, cover up, and protect the guilty priests ever since.
Recently, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre settled a lawsuit in bankruptcy court because had they not, the vast amount of claims filed against them would have probably shut them down financially had they gone to trial and been found guilty. So they hid behind bankruptcy (which is a tactic many dioceses’ facing this situation today are doing).
In December, after racking up millions in attorney fees trying to get out of being held accountable, the diocese settled more than 600 claims, that’s what we are claimants. Not victims. Not survivors. Claimants, like an auto loan or utility bill. No apology, no empathy, no remorse.
While “Debtors” is such a technical word for such a horrific part played in ruining peoples lives by sexually abusing them as children, here is a list that is just heartbreaking to scan.
These are the Rockville Centre Diocese parishes implicated in housing, protecting, switching, hiding, and ignoring the horrors of “petafyle” priests who were put in place as a conduit to God.
I attended mass in at least 17 of these churches while I was growing up and living on Long Island.
Child abuse in the church has been documented as far back at the 1600s, with the church actually canonizing the priest known for covering up for other *petafyle* priests,Father Joseph Calasanz (Patron Saint of Catholic Schools).
The parish where the pedophile priest who became our family priest for at least ten years was St. Margaret of Scotland, in Selden NY. That church was opened in 1948. A few years later, in 1957, the Rockville Centre Diocese was founded.
We met Father Joseph Casaclang in 1970/71, and immediately I was subjected to his depraved attention. Not even 25 years after the parish was opened, and only 13 years after the diocese was founded.
We moved around a lot. And the church moved Fr. Joey around a lot too, because that’s what they do with pedophile priests. They reassign them to shut people up.
We moved from the Bronx to Selden in 1970 to start a new life. He followed us from that house, to Medford, to Patchogue, back to Selden, and then to another location in Selden before I moved away to get married.
These crimes are insidious and rampant throughout the Catholic Church. And it has to stop.
Below is the list of the parishes implicated in the RCD sex abuse scandal. I haven’t taken the time to weed through them all, but there are 137 listed, yet the diocese website boasts 132 parishes. I attended church regularly, or at least for a service (funeral, wedding, baptism, etc) in at leeast 17 of these locations.
They give the church such pious names “Most Holy Rosary,” “Holy Name of Jesus, ” “Miraculous Medal,” “Holy Redeemer,” “Good Shepherd.” As if assigning these parishes holy names might remind the people working there that pedophilia is not allowed. But it was.
The Rockville Centre Diocese is the eighth largest diocese in the USA.
Debtors in the Rockville Centre Diocese Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit
1. Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
2. Infant Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Port Jefferson
3. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Joseph, At Ronkonkoma, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
4. Queen Of The Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, At Roosevelt
5. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Martin, At Amityville, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
6. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Thomas More
7. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Vincent De Paul
8. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin Mary
9. St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church At Babylon In The County Of Suffolk In The State Of New York
10. Saint Mary’s R. Catholic Church In The Village Of Roslyn Town Of North Hempstead Queens Co New York
11. Saint Ignatius Martyr Roman Catholic Church, Long Beach
12. The St Boniface Roman Catholic Church
13. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Fatima
14. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Loretto At Hempstead In The County Of Nassau In The State Of New York
15. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Christopher, At Baldwin, In The County Of Nassau, And State Of New York
16. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Mary Of The Isle, At Long Beach, Nassau County, New York
17. St. Kilian’s Roman Catholic Church At Farmingdale, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
18. St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church In The Village Of Sag Harbor, Suffolk County
19. St. Patricks Church At The Village Of Penataquit Suffolk Co.
20. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Ladislaus, At Hempstead In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
21. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs
22. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel, At Patchogue, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
23. St. Gertrude’s Roman Catholic Church At Bayville, Nassau County, New York
24. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Peace, At Lynbrook, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
25. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady, Star Of The Sea
26. St. Hedwig’s Roman Catholic Church At Floral Park In The County Of Nassau In The State Of New York
27. 24-12153
28. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. John Of God, At Central Islip, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
29. St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, At Hewlett, Nassau County, New York
30. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Lawrence, At Sayville, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
31. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of The Magnificat
32. Our Lady Of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church At Malverne
33. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Blessed Sacrament
34. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Boniface, Martyr, At Sea Cliff, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
35. Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Victory, Floral Park, In The County Of Nassau
36. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Barnabas, Apostle, At Bellmore, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
37. St. Ignatius’ Roman Catholic Church At Hicksville Queens County
38. St Marys Roman Catholic Church At Manhasset In Queens County
39. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Resurrection At Farmingville, N.Y.
40. The Roman Catholic Church Of Christ The King
41. The Roman Catholic Church Of Mary Immaculate, At Bellport, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
42. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Holy Family
43. Our Lady Of The Miraculous Medal Roman Catholic Church At Point Lookout
44. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Holy Name Of Jesus
45. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. William, At Seaford, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
46. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Catherine Of Sienna, At Franklin Square, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
47. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of The Assumption, At Copiague, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
48. The Roman Catholic Church Of Ss. Peter And Paul, At Manorville, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
49. R.C. Church Of St. Martin Of Tours, Bethpage, New York
50. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Mercy
51. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Sacred Heart
52. Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of The Snow, Blue Point
53. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Rose Of Lima
54. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
55. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Holy Name Of Mary, At Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York
56. The Church Of Our Holy Redeemer
57. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Good Shepherd
58. St. Agnes’ Roman Catholic Church At Rockville Centre In The County Of Nassau In The State Of New York
59. The Roman Catholic Church Of Maria Regina
60. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. John Nepomucene, At Bohemia, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
61. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Joseph, At Garden City, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
62. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Ostrabrama, At Cutchogue, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
63. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Luke
64. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Lourdes
65. St Patricks Church At West Neck. Suffolk Co. L.I.
66. St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church, Oceanside, New York
67. St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church At Brentwood In The County Of Suffolk In The State Of New York
68. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint James (Seafort)
69. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Immaculate Conception, At Quiogue, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
70. Roman Catholic Church Of St. Anne, In Garden City
71. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Jude
72. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Anthony At Rocky Point, Suffolk County, New York
73. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Sacred Heart, At Cutchogue, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
74. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Hugh, At Fairground, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
75. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Queen Of The Most Holy Rosary, At Bridgehampton, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
76. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Margaret Of Scotland
77. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Rocco, At Glen Cove, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
78. St Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church At Oyster Bay
79. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Sylvester
80. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint James (Setauket)
81. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Paul The Apostle
82. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Grace
83. St. Patrick’s Church At Glencove, Queens Coy
84. The Church Of St. Francis De Sales
85. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Elizabeth
86. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Most Precious Blood
87. Our Lady Of Hope Roman Catholic Church
88. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Gerard Majella
89. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Hyacinth, At Glen Cove, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
90. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Lourdes, West Islip, Suffolk County, New York
91. Roman Catholic Church Of The Cure Of Ars At Merrick
92. St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church At Great Neck In The County Of Nassau In The State Of New York
93. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of The Isle, At Shelter Island, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
94. St. Joachim’s Roman Catholic Church At Cedarhurst In The County Of Nassau In The State Of New York
95. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saints Cyril And Methodius
96. Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church At Mineola In The County Of Nassau In The State Of New York
97. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Isidor, At Riverhead, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
98. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Mark
99. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of The Miraculous Medal, At Wyandanch
100. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Francis Of Assisi
101. St Johns Church At River Head. Suffolk County
102. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. John The Evangelist, At Center Moriches, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
103. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Good Counsel, At Inwood, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
104. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Matthew
105. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Patrick
106. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Peter Of Alcantara At Port Washington In The County Of Nassau In The State Of New York
107. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Louis De Montfort
108. The Roman Catholic Church Of Ss. Philip And James, At St. James, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
109. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Most Holy Trinity
110. St. Agnes Church In The Village Of Greenport Suffolk County
111. St. Philip Neri’s Roman Catholic Church At Northport In The County Of Suffolk In The State Of New York
112. Roman Catholic Church Of The Sacred Heart At Island Park
113. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Holy Cross At Nesconset, N.Y.
114. The Church Of The Sacred Hearts Of Jesus And Mary At Southampton, Suffolk Co., N.Y.
115. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church At East Islip In The County Of Suffolk In The State Of New York
116. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Pius X
117. St. Rosalie’S Roman Catholic Church At Good Ground, Suffolk County, New York
118. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Little Flower
119. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Peter The Apostle
120. St. Aidan Roman Catholic Church At Williston Park
121. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Joseph, At Kings Park, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
122. The Roman Catholic Church Of The Holy Spirit
123. Church Of Saint Brigid, Inc.
124. The Roman Catholic Church Of Notre Dame, At New Hyde Park, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
125. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton At Ronkonkoma- South Centereach, N.Y.
126. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Raphael, At East Meadow, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
127. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Bernard
128. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Edward Confessor
129. Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church, Lindenhurst
130. Roman Catholic Church Of St. Anthony Of Padua At East Northport
131. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Frances De Chantal
132. The Roman Catholic Church Of Saint Joseph The Worker
133. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. John, At Wading River, In The County Of Suffolk, In The State Of New York
134. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Raymond Pennafort, At Lynbrook, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
135. The Roman Catholic Church Of St. Martha, At Uniondale, In The County Of Nassau, In The State Of New York
136. St. Patricks Church In The Town Of Southold Suffolk County
137. St. Thomas Apostle Roman Catholic Church, West Hempstead
138. The Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Poland, At Southampton, In The County Of Suffolk In The State Of New York
Janina Grey 