New York (NY)
Fordham Ram
February 6, 2019
By Erica Scalise
A number of priests living in Murray-Weigel Hall, a retirement home on campus, have recently been included on lists of priests accused of sexual abuse. The university has claimed that it did not have access to information listing who lives in the retirement homes on campus, operated by the Jesuit Northeast Province.
Bob Howe, director of communications for the university, did not respond to questions on the existence of a list of Jesuits in residence at Fordham.
He said the university “does not generally know the histories” of those living in the Jesuit retirement homes on campus.
A list of Jesuits in residence at Murray-Weigel has been available to anyone with access to Walsh Library, even as allegations against Catholic priests continue to make headlines.
Murray-Weigel said they could not provide The Ram with these lists, and the Northeast Province said they are not available to the public. These catalogs, known as “Curia,” available from the 19th century to 2018, detail the names of Jesuit priests, their dates of birth, when they entered the Society of Jesus and when they left. They also include information on where these priests live, including those accused of sexual abuse.
Bob Howe said the university’s statement from a Jan. 30 article in The Ram remains the same.
“The University has never had control over Murray-Weigel Hall or a regular flow of information concerning its tenants and any allegations of misconduct that may have been made against them,” said Howe.
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