Articles tagged Diocese Of Knoxville

Bishop Stika of Knoxville resigns after years of controversy, alleged cover-up of sex abuse

Bishop Stika has been embroiled in scandal and controversy in recent years, with allegations of bullying, financial misconduct, and cover-up of homosexual abuse.

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Michael Haynes

• Jun 27, 2023Jun 27, 2023

Tennessee diocese, bishop face apostolic visitation for alleged improprieties

The attempt to implement the COVID-19 abortion-tainted vaccine mandate for all diocesan employees was ‘a tipping point for many conservative Catholics in the diocese.’

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Doug Mainwaring

• Nov 28, 2022Dec 2, 2022

Charges dropped against Catholics who protested vaccination of minors on church property

Jenny Hay and Gary Shurina were arrested for trespassing after standing ready to pass out 'Vax Facts' on church grounds, where minors were being jabbed. Their charges have been dropped.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Mar 9, 2022Mar 10, 2022

I was arrested for praying, protesting outside my diocese’s COVID vaccine clinic: Catholic mother

Jennifer Hay tells John-Henry the story of how a protest against a COVID vaccination clinic hosted by a diocese in Tennessee led to a confrontation with police and her arrest.

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John-Henry Westen

• Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022

Protesters arrested after peacefully opposing COVID vax clinic for minors on cathedral grounds

A group planning to hand out info on COVID shots for minors was praying when asked to leave. Two were arrested.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Mar 2, 2022Mar 4, 2022

Lawsuit accuses Tennessee bishop of covering up same-sex rape by seminarian

The bishop is accused of knowingly covering up and lying about allegations that a former seminarian sexually abused an employee of the diocese in 2019.

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David McLoone

• Feb 25, 2022

Tennessee diocese to offer vax ‘booster clinic’ at cathedral hall, warns dissenters will be arrested

'COVID vaccination of children is not about protecting the children themselves. Since when do Christians use children to protect adults? concerned Catholic Jenny Hay wrote.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Feb 8, 2022

Tennessee diocese rescinds vax requirement after Supreme Court rejects Biden mandate

Immediately following yesterday’s Supreme Court decision, the Diocese of Knoxville dropped a mandatory vaccine policy for employees, which it said was initiated under the threat of 'crippling fines.'

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Jan 14, 2022

Tennessee Catholics threaten to defund their diocese over COVID shot mandate

Jenny Hay is urging Catholics to defund the Diocese of Knoxville until it reverses its intention to 'discipline' and terminate employees who will not get jabbed or tested weekly.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Jan 8, 2022Jan 9, 2022

Dozens of Catholics ask bishop to revoke vaccination recommendation for minors

‘We contend that mass vaccination of our youth against COVID-19 is a violation of the Hippocratic Oath to ‘first do no harm,’ because there is no evidence that vaccination yields a better health outcome for anyone under the age 18.’

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• Sep 22, 2021Sep 22, 2021

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Articles tagged Diocese Of Knoxville

Bishop Stika of Knoxville resigns after years of controversy, alleged cover-up of sex abuse

Tennessee diocese, bishop face apostolic visitation for alleged improprieties

Charges dropped against Catholics who protested vaccination of minors on church property

I was arrested for praying, protesting outside my diocese’s COVID vaccine clinic: Catholic mother

Protesters arrested after peacefully opposing COVID vax clinic for minors on cathedral grounds

Lawsuit accuses Tennessee bishop of covering up same-sex rape by seminarian

Tennessee diocese to offer vax ‘booster clinic’ at cathedral hall, warns dissenters will be arrested

Tennessee diocese rescinds vax requirement after Supreme Court rejects Biden mandate

Tennessee Catholics threaten to defund their diocese over COVID shot mandate

Dozens of Catholics ask bishop to revoke vaccination recommendation for minors