WHEELING — More than eight months after the amends for disgraced bishop Michael Bransfield were announced, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston officials still have heard nothing from The Vatican about how to proceed. In a letter sent to Roman Catholics across West Virginia on Tuesday, the Most ...
WHEELING — Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston officials are dissolving former bishop Michael Bransfield’s controversial Bishops Fund that he used to direct nearly $17 million to numerous projects in West Virginia. Church officials said Thursday the board voted last July to close the nonprofit ...
WHEELING — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston continued to be rocked by turmoil surrounding its disgraced former bishop, as its new bishop attempts to bring healing and reconciliation to the troubled diocese. The former bishop, Michael J. Bransfield, resigned at age 75 in ...
Read the Bransfield report by clicking here WHEELING — Disgraced former bishop Michael Bransfield regularly abused prescription drugs and alcohol, which “likely contributed to his harassing and abusive behavior,” according to a secret report commissioned by the Roman Catholic ...
WHEELING -- The Washington Post today publicly released the 60-page investigative report into disgraced former bishop Michael Bransfield. You can read a copy of the report by clicking here. While the findings have been reported in this newspaper and The Post, there are some interesting items ...
As if to tidy up before the holidays, late last month Bishop Mark Brennan announced his “amends plan” for his predecessor. But the plan does not include any way to hold former bishop Bransfield accountable, and Bransfield continues to deny all allegations of sexual or financial wrongdoing, which now include abuse of minors. True to the Advent season, Brennan is encouraging the faithful to wait and see how this pans out. In a new twist, shortly after Brennan’s announcement, the Washington Post reported (Nov. 29) about an allegation that Bransfield had abused a minor while ...
