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The quantity & quality of bishops in Ireland
Joseph A. Komonchak December 11, 2009 - 9:17pm
Fr. Vincent Twomey, a former professor of moral theology at St. Patricks College, Maynooth, Ireland, did his doctoral dissertation under the guidance of the present Pope. He is one of the former students who gather with their former professor once a year for theological conversation. Perhaps this gives greater weight to the column he wrote for the Irish Times on the scandal now shaking the Church in Ireland.
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Sounds like Vincent is recovering his youthful Vatican II style ardor. It is true that a shrinking church needs fewer bishops and that individual bishops, in the US. also hide behind the episcopal conference (as in the case of the contested missal translation). That such an intervention should be presented as of Ratzingerian inspiration sheds light on how Vincent sees his teacher -- as a misunderstood visionary bend on radically renewing the Church.There is a horrendous clericalist bureaucracy that is like a cobweb in which even well-meaning individual bishops become entangled, resulting in their moral paralysis. All are dispempowered. But the Vatican itself is part of this -- bishops dread it and call it the "bureaucracy of nothing". Let us not forget that the Vatican has taken the appointment of bishops into its own hands more thoroughly in recent years than ever in previous history, going quite against the policies now advocated by Vincent Twomey.
Useful suggestions but his focus is too narrow. He skips over the role of the Vatican both in the cover up and the choice of these very bishops.Would add other considerations that go well beyond Ireland:- this pope has been in power since 1982....he can say that he had no direct involvement in these scandals but that begs the question. His own decision in 2002 to order all personnel records and reporting directly to Rome created problems; this centralization led to what? No action; avoidance of the issue; delays while more victimization continued- he says nothing about the role or lack of response to the Murphy Report by the papal nuncio or Rome? - he skips over the fact that national conferences of bishops were empowered by Vatican II but under JPII and now B16 the movement towards collegiality, placing accountability and responsibility on conferences has moved in a totally different direction. One of the frequent complaints heard in the 1980's and early 1990's was that Rome would not act when bishops tried to address individual cases.....his call for even more radical renewal by a "misunderstood visionary"....please, the historical record on sexual abuse by this man sheds no evidence of vision or being misunderstood. He has taken little to no action beyond the obligatory few instances when he apologized- he needs to address conferences of bishops so that they have the power to play the role of conscience development, professional development, and weigh in on bishop choices that meet the needs of the local church- he needs to address the sexual and moral theology of the church that goes way beyond just Ireland (yes, Ireland has some unique circumstances in terms of schools with children assigned by the state, the link to the gardai and government) but the clericalism and sexual immaturity of clergy is an issue around the world- he needs to address the role of various dicasteries in supporting professional behavior and making bishops accountable - currently, there are little to no reprecussions if a bishop behaves unprofessionally, non-pastorally, or is personally guilty of mismanagement.Just decreasing the number of Irish dioceses; accepting resignations when they hit the age of 75, and putting out a letter signifies little action.
That Fr. Twomey did not say all that could or should be said doesn't mean that what he did say isn't worth reflection. I wonder if two of his suggestions aren't at cross-purposes. On the one hand, he proposes reducing the number of dioceses from 26 to 12, which would, of course, increase the responsibilities of each bishop, making it more difficult, I would think, for them to carry out their huge responsibility for the spiritual, emotional, social, and, to a certain degree, physical wellbeing of all the faithful, lay and clerical, practising or non-practising, not to mention their not-insignificant role in civil society. On these grounds one could argue that there ought to be more, not fewer, dioceses, if bishops are not to be consumed by their administrative duties, as is so often the case now. (Two Cardinals have told me that they dont have time to read any more, one of them saying that he feels fortunate if he can read book reviews, never mind the books themselves.) In addition, the larger the diocese the more remote the bishop will become to his laity and clergy, making more difficult what Fr. Twomey would like to see: some real participation by priests and laity of the newly constituted dioceses in the selection of bishops. This would, of course, be a return, long overdue, to the practice of the early centuries, when it was commonly regarded that the participation of clergy and laity in the choice of a bishop was of divine right. St. Cyprian gave the reason: because the people are fully conversant with the life of individuals and aware of how each has behaved himself. The larger the diocese, the less likely it is this expectation would be met.I would myself add another consideration, also attested in the early Church: that a bishop should normally be chosen from among the clergy of that diocese and not parachuted in from outside. There could be circumstances in which this would not be possible, but these, one would hope, would be rare. But now the common practice is to go outside the diocese.
There is a useful book recommending changes along the lines suggested by Fr. K. The author is Joseph F. O'Callaghan, Professor Emeritus of History at Fordham University and the title is Electing Our Bishops. As you might expect, the book is especially good on the history of the episcopacy and episcopal appointments. The legal claim of the Bishops of Rome to appoint all the other bishops does not go back beyond the revision of canon law in the time of Benedict XV. In antiquity bishops who moved from one diocese to another where thought to be guilty of spiritual adultery. How things have changed!
Bill:How right you are - how right you are!Truman had a sign on his desk reading the buck stops here. An inspired symbol of true leadership and responsibility if ever there was one. Completely absent from Rome. No personal responsibility or accountability.In our church, sadly, we have oodles of theologians creating more smokescreens and diversions to deflect responsibility from those who actually have it and have created the very ecclesial culture responsible for it.The more I read about how the Vatican operates the more utterly disillusioned I am. Clearly the cover-up or however you want to refer to it was systemic and involved the highest executives.
The lack of episcopal courage to confront scandal and wrongdoing is the main reason for all the Church's ills. The failure to see that the abusers were traitors in the ranks and would cause the failure of the Mission, is inexcusable. Imagine an effective military general officer that had traitors in the ranks and not taking action 'for fear of scandal and weakened morale'? An effective military general would take out the traitors in the ranks and publically punish them. [terminate?]. A general officer who failed in his mission because he 'covered-up. for traitors in his ranks would himself be publically punished [terminated?] I say this episcopal cowardice is the source of the Irish rage... cowardice in high places is like gas on the fires of popular opinion. [ Mr/Mrs everone says 'I may not be smart and a leader but I am not a coward in the face of danger to my family'] Fear of scandal is cowardice? say hello to Tiger Woods and Dick Nixon and .... ..............Legionaries!
I enjoyed a letter today in the Irish Times, responding to Twomey:Madam, Rev Vincent Twomey (Opinion, 9th December) calls out for some other way to be found for choosing suitable bishops. Perhaps the words of St Paul to Timothy about how to select a bishop are what is required: He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of Gods church? (1 Tim 3:4-5). Based on this, a whole new direction is needed and the faithful need to become faithful to what the Apostles taught. Yours, etc,SEAMUS OCALLAGHAN,Bullock Park, Carlow.
Twomey's article is a good one with the exceptions that Joe K makes. If the bishops could not supervise a smaller diocese, how are they going to handle a larger one. Dioceses have traditionally been too large. There is more pastoral care and personal touch possible with a smaller diocese. And bishops should always come from within the diocese. Not as the present practice where plum dioceses are given to the favored who are from outside its borders.Certainly the offending bishops should go. But they should be replaced with pastoral people and have the laity involved.One of the real lessons from the pedophilia scandal is that this is the first time in Church history, or at least since the fourth century, that forces outside the hierarchy effected change. The hierarchy rarely reformed it self. What is worse laity felt obliged to cover up the sins of the clergy since it was believed that this would do more harm to the church. We know now what a fallacy that is.
Paraphrasing the Rule of Benedict, let's have bishops who speak truth from the heart and do not practice deceit. And bishops from diocesan, not religious order priests, who have different characteristics, or it charisms?Maybe I can burden dotC readers with my unpublished letter to the Irish Times:"Is there some irony here, when it comes to bishops reactions to the Murphy Report? According to several Irish Times news articles, bishops meeting at Maynooth this week issued a statement saying they are shamed at the extent of cover-up; then indicate they have not discussed taking responsibility for a cover-up by anyone resigning; then individual bishops insist they did nothing wrong, which means they did not cover up; and so, we are left in a surreal landscape of bishop-speak.Rubbing salt in the wound, accountability is cynically dismissed by one bishop as being thrown in the river to satisfy the gods; that means you and me, the survivors, parents and parishioners who seek justice.After seven years of reading bishops conditional non-apology apologies in the United States, most often in the passive voice, and the bleached language of public relations, I feel I could write their press releases by heart, American or Irish. Its the same generalized message points of personal innocence, never intending harm, and following procedure. Its like a chorus of each one repeating not I, not I, Lord.But despite actions that directly contradicted episcopal intent, somehow countless children were abused in body and soul. It just happened, I guess. Perhaps it was the ethers. And so, who knew anything? In one recent interview, even Donal Murray (their Bernard Law) contends he acted appropriately.Thus, confession sounds more like Bless me Father for mistakes were made than Bless me Father for I used mental reservation to lie, obstructed justice by covering up, and criminally endangered children. Hierarchy is still endowed with its sense of exemption and privilege, while survivors listen to a stream of self-protective exoneration like that in your articles from Maynooth this week." and one in the London Times that I hope negated Timothy Radcliffe's assertion that there is some weakness in the English-speaking churches that leads to sexual abuse: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article6947750.ece
Carolyn,Fine letter. In corroboration of what you wrote I might note that the first two big cases of abuse (Frs. Gauthe and Cinel) emerged here in Louisiana whose basic laws derive from the Spanish and French laws but whose procedural law is derived from English commn law. I tried to post some background information about yesterday's meeting in Rome which the Pope called. It was to include the top Irish bishops and the papal nuncio, but the new dotC format wouldn't let me. Voice of the Faithful has been reporting on the current Irish situation and the meeting all week, but I've seen nothing in the US media about it. The one bit of good news was that the Pope is actually going to be presented with a letter from the Irish VOTF. That is the first time I've ever seen any direct communication to the Pope from a lay group. Let us pray it establishes a Let us pray it establishes a precedent.
If Cardinals don't have time to read, does it mean they don't have time to pray either? Is that why we failed to proved the faithful with a Prayer Book, and why the forthcoming new translations of the liturgy are bereft of the spirit of prayer?
Fr. K = "That Fr. Twomey did not say all that could or should be said doesnt mean that what he did say isnt worth reflection." As usual, your response is thoughtful and balanced.Agree with your points - believe they were articulated well by Archbishop Quinn in his book abour curial reform after his retirement. Interesting how most bishops only make recommendations after their retirements.Although your points are good, they focus almost entirely upon one area - changing the way bishops are nominated, appointed, and size of responsibility. Would suggest that this "issue" is about the Murphy Report whose purpose was to highlight episcopal cover-ups of sexual abuse, etc. Your response, like many clerical responses, makes no mention of abuse, victims, etc. That is the reason for the report; for the meeting in Rome, etc. To skip over that only heightens and reinforces exactly the type of clerical leadership response that has been a pattern since 1985 - the Gauthe case in Lafayette, LA.
The Irish Times also has an article on the cold reaction by victims to the pope's comments on the matter.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1212/1224260595018.html
Mr de Haas: I should think that one of the things one might be interested in the wake of these horrible crimes would be how to prevent them from happening again, namely by the appointment of more responsible, more accountable, more Christian bishops. That's what my post was about, and I'm sorry that you read it as heightening and reinforcing precisely the type of clerical response you bemoan.
If I may offer a couple of admittedly tangential links.Today an Episcopal diocese elected a bishop: http://www.bishopsearch.edusc.org/I find the nuts and bolts of this process interesting, including the enormous amount of information that is offered by all the candidates.Last week a Catholic bishop was named for Brownsville, TX. Here is Rocco Palmo's account, http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-go-together-or-we-do-... here is a talk Bishop Flores gave, which is one of the finest talks I've ever heard--and it is on the pastorate (it's long, and the quality is iffy, but I found it riveting). http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1438404I have to wonder if Bishop Flores would have been elected by the people of Brownsville. Perhaps, as a Texan, he would have had a chance. But as a Thomist? Anyways, although I see an ecclesial point to having lay input in the appointment of bishops, I'm not at all sure that the quality of pastors would be improved in that way.
When the Pope met with the Irish Bishops he told them he "shares the outrage, betrayal and shame felt by so many of the faithful in Ireland, and he is united with them in prayer at this difficult time in the life of the Church. And he said the church would take measures to assure this sort of thing would not happen again. But if Carolyn's point that the reason the abuse scandals have broken in the English speaking world has to do with the legal possibilities for uncovering evidence available in an English common law tradition, it would seem that inquiries into the situation in non-English-speaking countries might be an urgent need. The Pope is planning a pastoral letter to the Irish church. But he might do more practical good at this point by requiring Bishops around the world to allow the sort of access to their files available in English speaking countries.
Sorry, that should read "If Carolyn's point is correct" in the second paragraph above.
Fr K and Bill deHaas,Your posts touch on the reaction of clergy to the abuse scandal, something that has bothered me from the beginning. Clergy responses I have experienced personally center around, "I'm sad, not angry," (former pastor and others), "there was no malice", "We were never told why anyone left", and so forth. There were statements of how horrible, etc. etc. but not once, other than my dear friends Tom Doyle, and Jim Scahill in MA, did I witness any outright anger, a slam your fist on the table disgust, that resonates like a biological father or mother.I find a sense of remove, almost an alternate universe, where bishops and priests just have this intellectualized, calibrated analysis devoid of urgency. Psychologist Mary Frawley O'Dea presented an outstanding review of clergy response in her book Perversion of Power. (They are the true victims, enduring the "passion" of the Church.)Now some may complain, perhaps rightly, of emotionalism on my part and that of parents and laity, but reading bishops' depositions (most recently the utterly incredible arrogance and legalism of Egan, or the casualness of McCormack or George, of Law, Goedert and Imesch, the cluelessness of Weakland) - all leave me to ask, what in the name of God beats in their breasts? Then Dolan defends Egan, after whining beforehand about anti-Catholicism!In the beginning, Tom was convinced priests and bishops would want to get on this right away, and act forcefully. When he learned how wrong that was, something died. Geoffrey Robinson of Australia is a notable exception among bishops.When I hear all this pious talk from clerics, I am just sickened. No matter how shamed, disgusted or whatever, it never translates into meaningful accountability. They indeed have become risk managers hiding the truth, instead of shepherds. Last week, Lori arbitrarily withheld 12% of documents the court ordered released, and continues the seven-year legal battle longer. Yet, I tell priests what is happening, and it's as though I commented on the weather. Impassive. Passive. Who gives a damn? Their silence is deafening, most likely rooted in their position of virtual servitude.Why aren't Tom Doyle and Jim Scahill the prototypical priests? VOTF gave Priest of Integrity Awards in Oct. to a priest in Louisville and the courageous Don Cozzens. So many honored over the years are treated as pariahs for advocating for survivors. They are an embarrassment to their bishops and fellow priests, who do all they can to avoid congratulations --- because it shows up their own failures. It's essentially a shunning from the so-called "brothers."Oh well, spontaneous ruminations on a frigid NH night...Ann, VOTF has been writing popes since our first conference in 2002. I even penned one myself for our affiliate; have the fax number in Rome. Offhand I can think of maybe four or five all together. It's part of the scene, circular file material, but silence is not an option if you want to be at least part of the conversation. VOTF Ireland has been doing a great job.
Susan,The need for effective legal redress in non English-speaking countries is acute. A US survivor attorney went with his Mexican client to Mexico and both barely escaped an attempted kidnapping at their hotel. Following international cases where the power of the Church and its political connections are secure is frustrating in the extreme. And we think our bishops are bad.Enter search terms for different countries at www.BishopAccountability.org to get the sense of the landscape. It's a nightmare in the third world. Victims in Haiti are threatened by locals angry that the financial support offered by an abuser's mission was cut off when the abuser was exposed.
Yet Leanza as the youngest and most recent member of the diplomatic corps in Ireland is its dean, honored as the most senior of all diplomats - an automatic honor for the Holy See.Such deference needs to end.In his press conference after meeting with the Irish foreign minister who complained about lack of Vatican cooperation in the production of documents, Leanza said IF there was any mistake from our side not that there actually was any mistake. So maybe the Holy see made a mistake in refusing to cooperate, maybe not. Leanza then reiterates the standard excuse, there was never any intention as though actions consistently contrary to intent do not negate it. The disconnect between action and intent is too sharp to be neutralized with his conditional drivel.
This is probably silly, but I continue to think that anyone who appreciates Mozart as much as the Pope does could not posdinly be indifferent to the suffering of the children, so I wonder if the Vatican bureaucracy kept him ignorant of the severity of the problem. The Mozart of the angelic music was also at least a junivile delinquent. I've even seen him described as a hoodlum. In other words, I have to wonder what sort of person Benedict really is.What did he know and when did he know it
Ann Olivier, It is impossible that anyone at the Vatican could have been more informed than the current pope.The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is the main Roman Curia office that deals with abuse cases. Cardinal Ratzinger was appointed its prefect on 25 November 1981 and served in that capacity until his election to the papacy on 19 April 2005. I would argue that he has continued "de facto" as the CDF head even since becoming pope. Up to now Pope Benedict XVI has issued no public statement on Murphy Commission's report. The Vatican issued a carefully crafted statement on his meeting on Friday with Cardinal Brady and Archbishop Martin. It does not include a single direct quote from the Pope, but describes his reaction.Everyone is relieved (and I am not at all surprised) that the Pope shares outrage over the report. That should not be news. You'd have to be a monster not to. But look at this: the Vatican statement says he feels "profound regret" (this is not an apology) by "actions by some members of the clergy who have betrayed their solemn promises to God, as well as the trust" etc... He appears most horrified that priests have fallen from their pedestals.Again, this is what a Vatican communique says and not the Pope.The language is careful so as not to implicate the Vatican or the Pope in any of this. They will not admit any responsibility whatsoever in how these cases were handled. "Ultimate responsibility" rests with "local Church leaders", this communique clearly says. The facts tell a different story, however. The Vatican was slow to grasp the seriousness of sexual abuse by priests, urged the bishops to keep it out of the press and the courts (for the good of the Church and the good of souls), stripped the episcopal conferences of earlier powers they had to make and enforce binding, national policies, and so forth. Nowhere does the Vatican communique indicate that the Holy See or the papal nuncio bore any responsibility.There is a time honored adage in the Vatican. "Be discreet, but if you get yourself in a mess, you -- and you alone -- have to get yourself out of it." There is a long history of sacrificing individuals for the good of institutions, including the good of the Church.
Robert, I thought the CDF was only in charge of abuse cases since about 2002. Remember how Ratzinger declared himself shocked at what he was reading, and said that the day in the week set aside for it was his day of penance? The papal strategy is to keep publicity surrounding the Dublin report localized, and thwart its becoming world news.
I would not advise defense attorneys to cite their client's adulation of Mozart. Cherubino is 13, Zerlina -- 16 at most? And both are the objects of attention from much older and more powerful people - a Countess and a Don -- to Mozart's delight!
As to what kind of person Ratzinger is, see this celebrated incident:http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/02/a-question-...
The allusion to appreciation of Mozart as indicating goodness brings to mind the proverbial Russian Countess who is weeping at the show inside while her chauffeur is freezing in the carriage. If cultivated indicates goodness the apostles would have flunked badly. But there you have it. The transition from the Spirit of the Lord to eliteness. ""THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED." Luke 4:18Such intense attention to cover up only emphasizes the concern for empire over discipleship.
Mr. Mickens - excellent description of the facts. Fr. O'Leary - in an earlier post you cited the 2002 mark for Ratzinger - it started in 1981 - he has known; he has suffered from mental reservations.Mr. Mickens - your description reminds me of Egan's court testimony in Bridgeport when he tried to explain how he was not accountable for his priests; that he was merely the administrator and the priests were like "contract workers."Thanks, Carolyn. I also am embarrassed by the reaction and comments of good priest friends who seem incapable of understanding the depth of this scandal, sin, and damage. I would agree - if you have not had children of your own, you live in a different world no matter how much you may emotionally and psychologically understand that. It is truly sad - I have to force myself not to lay into my friends; I just move on.In the earlier posts above - we can change the way we nominate and choose bishops but half of the problem is the passivity if not compliance of the priests and then the passivity of the laity. If we, the laity, had more choice in our bishop - would that change things? Don't know? If the bishop was local, know the territory, had his extended family in the diocese, would that change things? Don't know.Again, this is a complex issue - episcopal appointments; accountability, empowering conferences; decentralization; changing canon law (Fr. O'Leary - canon law was basically rewritten by Ratzinger and he completely changed the laws governing penalties, reporting, etc. for sexual abuse and not for the positive - think that took effect in 1983). The last part of this issue is the moral theology and practice - my disappointment with Twomey is that he if the foremost Irish moral theologian - and yet, his comments hav enothing to do with the morality of this situation?
Carolyn:Right.Reminds me of the quote of some Christians as those who "love Jesus but hate people".But they just do not get it and with very, very, very few exceptions there is not an attempt to enter into meaningful dialogue in an attempt to understand.
Somewhere back in this thread is the thought that the problem with the Church is the failure of the hierarchy in this matter.I wish that were true, bu tit's only part of the many divisions and lack of unitive force that undergird some of the issues here.I want to agree, in spades, with Carolyn that there is much intellectuializing by the clergy and clericalist suppoorters, in general, about abuse.It's a phenomenon in some profssional groups but especially here.I also agree that there are and will continue to be major efforts to insulate BXVI from criticism in this.Close to home in Commonweal land (NYC that is) is the Egan deposition, the NYT editorial thereon and the reaction of the current Abp.I continue to feel that there is a lack of insight into the issue due to a lack of appreciative knowledge of the impac tof what has transpired.If a major shakeup is made in Ireland (including removing Murray), I wonder how many here think that wil resolve the problem? And will any bishop(s) removal be seen by the clericalists as making them sacrifical lambs?
Reinforcing my letter about the role of English common law in exposing abuse, Walter Robinson, the lead investigative reporter at the Boston Globe, told a conference I attended that without documents, there would have been no scandal, period. The Globe spent close to $1 million on legal fees to unseal documents. The insight does not originate with me, and the Times edited out my attribution.Jason Berry, the premier journalist covering clergy abuse in the US and half a dozen other countries, wrote about this a few years ago as well. In addition, a post early this month on the Hufffington Post also cites document production. SeeLawsuits Once Again Help Expose Clergy Sexual Abuse by Timothy Lytton at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-lytton/lawsuits-once-again-help_b_... To begin with, plaintiffs' have lawyers compelled Church officials to produce secret files concerning abuse allegations and to provide sworn testimony about their own failures to adequately address the problem. Media reports about Cardinal Egan's failures in Bridgeport are based on more than 12,000 pages of memos, church records, and testimony from 23 lawsuits against the diocese. Indeed, most media coverage of the scandal--dating back to the early 1980s--has been based on these types of litigation documents.Lyttons book is, Holding Bishops Accountable: How Lawsuits Helped the Catholic Church Confront Clergy Sexual Abuse.The real reason SOL reform is so vehemently opposed by bishops is the documents unsealed by the lawsuits that follow. In fact, declaring bankruptcy is a proven strategy to forestall trials and prevent disclosures. Do whatever is necessary, pay whatever is necessary to keep bishops off the stand forced to testify under oath, with the documents as evidence.Interestingly, I find a majority of the judges who opened the lid are women, beginning with Constance Sweeney (Geoghan) and Leila Kern (Shanley) in MA; and Netti C. Vogel in RI.
Robert Mickens, thanks! It is heartening to see that some people at last realize that a papacy that vets candidates for the episcopacy and claims the sole right to choose among them cannot evade responsibility for the results of having chosen those it has chosen.
We have to understand that Rome is mostly concerned with its own authority and what caters to it. The scandal diminishes that authority and therefore whatever one can cover up is important to keep Rome's authority intact. Congar said it best when he wrote: "It is clear to me that Rome has never looked for and even now does not look for anything but the affirmation of its own authority. Everything else interests it only as matter for the exercise of this authority."Sadly, Rome acts more like empire than the force for unity which it should embody.
Why not have a separation of powers within each diocese? A bishop could be responsible for spiritual matters, and a group of lay people could be responsible for management and financial matters (which parishes get closed or opened, where priests are assigned, how money is spent). Let bishops do what they're good at (or should be good at), and since they are not experts in management, let others deal with that.
Two excerpts from Fr. Twomeys column:Priests have been found guilty of unspeakable damage done to innocent children and their families, crimes that cry to heaven for vengeance.The unprofessional, inadequate managerial structures of the Dublin archdiocese, it seems, were partly responsible for the cover-up and inaction plus the tendency to blame others higher up. But the real cause and it is frightening is the lack of expected emotional response to reports about the abuse of children. Nowhere, as far as I can see, was there any expression of horror or outrage by those who were told. Horror and outrage are the natural passions of the good person which God gave us to ensure that we get up and do something in the face of injustice done to others.
"Nowhere, as far as I can see, was there any expression of horror or outrage by those who were told. Horror and outrage are the natural passions of the good person which God gave us to ensure that we get up and do something in the face of injustice done to others." My point above was that Twomey summarizes this well - but, does he himself have a track record of statements of his own "emotional response" - he is/was considered the foremost moral theologian in Ireland? He makes a very good observation but it is as if he is removed from the scene - as if he is seeing this for the first time? Where are his expressions of horror and outrage? It is easy for anyone to express what he stated after the fact.
Mr. de Haas: I have no idea what the answer to your questions is, and since they are your questions, neither do you, I conclude.
Not the least part of this tragedy is that, when we are confronted with such huge moral challenges such as climate change and fair distribution of health care, the bishops have such little moral authority. Rightly or wrongly, they all too often appear to be concerned with shoring up the institutional Church structures rather than with providing guidance and support to their members who have to take stands and make decisions about such matters. We recall with trepidation Dostoyevski's portrayal of the Grand Inquisitor. What would a latter day Dostoyevski do with the clergy that have so badly behaved in the child abuse scandal?
Bill DeHaas, Ratzinger became prefect of the CDF in 1982 I think. But my 2002 date (which I have not checked) refers to the point at which clerical sex abuse became the responsibility of the CDF, previously not connected with this topic. I still note a tendency in the media to exaggerate. Libby Purves speaks of beatings and "full rape", suggesting that this was routine. In face only one priest was into beating kids and the number of priests who were involved in full sexual intercourse, or buggery, seems to be about 3. The majority of the serious offenders were gropers. Vincent Twomey would not be regarded as Ireland's leading moral theologian; his doctorate is on the papal primacy in Eusebius and Athanasius, and his way of talking about conscience (even in the article quoted) causes Ireland's moral theologians to writhe in agony.I have no memory of him making any statement on clerical sexual abuse of minors until his "dregs of society" comment on the Ryan Report last June.
To slightly belabor the point about language and emotion:Note Twomey's choice of words: "The unprofessional, inadequate managerial structures of the Dublin archdiocese"How antiseptic, impersonal, and opaque.Instead, what about the "willful blindness, conscious ignorance and flagrant indifference of bishops to the dangers priests posed to children"? (per NH's atty general, bless him)Twomey: "unspeakable damage". At least it is one step up from "boundary violation" but on a par with the favorite US bishops' description: "harm". I thought if I saw "harm" in one more bishop's statement, I would scream. How about sexual molestation, sexual abuse, sexual assault? It was sexual, yes?No more bleached language or verbal gymnastics, please. Robert Mickens' deconstruction of the Vatican's press statement about Ireland was masterful in exposing the distance and lack of ownership of responsibility by Benedict and the bishops. Donal Murray was busy doing the same in Italy, reminding all he was mentioned nine times in the Murphy Report, and criticized only three times. How wonderful!
"We recall with trepidation Dostoyevskis portrayal of the Grand Inquisitor. What would a latter day Dostoyevski do with the clergy that have so badly behaved in the child abuse scandal?"Dostoevski is a very tricky author where child abuse is concerned. What are we to make of the romantic relationship between the protagonist and the girl waif in The Insulted and Injured? At the least he is an ardent proponent of love between adults and minors (Alyosha and the children in Karamazov); while at the same time his most obsessive image of evil is the rape of a child (Stavrogin).
Question: What role does celibacy play, not in causing sexual dysfunction, but in imparting a sense of being taken up from the community, set apart as someone above, superior in subtle but meaningful ways, so that the ordinary rules in life do not apply? I'm an alter Christus, after all.As Rev. Paul Stanosz noted in C'weal 8-12-05: "Priestly training in the seminaries I studied tended to impart a clerical difference, a sense of specialness that led the seminarians to see themselves as not only separate but also superior to laypeople..... "I found that this sense of specialness was also heightened by a feeling that their services would be in great demand following ordination. The day would come when men and women, a generation or more their senior, would address them as Father and kneel before them for a blessing." http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1252/is_14_132/ai_n27859689/ Celibacy is a large part of that, I believe. The young JPII's I've met are so caught up in their elevated status, just like the pre-V II of my earlier life. And they are totally oblivious...More Stanosz 12-1-06: "Faculty members I interviewed noted that todays seminarians are frequently drawn to theologies that exalt the status and distinctiveness of the clerical role, and are more interested in consulting the Catechism of the Catholic Church for clear answers than in exploring the wide breadth of Catholicisms theological heritage. My sense from my research visits is that a significant number of seminarians are looking for a religiously saturated environment that will bestow a special sense of sacred identity. Their rooms often have the appearance of shrines..."All part of the restorationist approach, IMHO. Abusers were mostly trained pre-VII.
Carolyn Disco, I would fault Twomey for judging the bishops' consciences. The managerial debacle is the better point. Policing male sexuality in any circumstances is a very difficult job, and in the case of devious molestors of children it is particularly so. Recall that the police themselves are accused of the same negligence throughout the report.What is wrong with "harm"? "How about sexual molestation, sexual abuse, sexual assault? It was sexual, yes?" According to the crop of experts who sprung up overnight, pedophilia is not sexual but has to do with power!A lot of the horror and scandal associated with sexual molestation of minors has to to with a residue of our inherited attitudes to sexuality; other forms of abuse exercise us less. I think we would do better to treat molestors as just nuisances like drunks or violent people or thieves, and to give kids the same attitude to them. A footnote: I once asked a class of Japanese female students to recount the most frightening experience of their lives -- every one of them recounted an incident of being exposed to gropers or flashers as children.
Bernanos scoffed at priests who "sidle along the wall" instead of proudly displaying the accoutrements of their sacred status.Now "seminarians are frequently drawn to theologies that exalt the status and distinctiveness of the clerical role". The solution lies in the middle: a functional ministry-based definition of the presbyteral role.Everyone talks of "sexual maturity" as if the meaning of the term were evident. Perhaps the best assurance of such maturity is given by marriage. The celibate state, however lived, seems to be more exposed to sexual immaturity.
Ratzinger was appointed prefect of the CDF on Nov 25, 1981. He was given responsibility for abuse issues only in 2001:"As Cardinal Ratzinger was Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), the sexual abuse of minors by priests was his responsibility to investigate from 2001, when that charge was given to the CDF by Pope John Paul II." (Wikipedia)
Colm O'Gorman quotes the phrase "continue to have exclusive competence" in a 2001 letter from Ratzinger. A Google search shows only the words "exclusive competence" in quote marks; the May 2001 letter cannot have referred to continuing competence since the CDF had just had this competence conferred on it.http://colmogorman.com/?tag=cardinal-sean-bradySee: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/apr/24/children.childprotection
Re: "Ratzinger was appointed prefect of the CDF on Nov 25, 1981. He was given responsibility for abuse issues only in 2001."I recall press notice of something at the time, but wonder how it was Ratzinger oversaw the Maciel canon law case, filed in 1998 at his CDF office. Ratzinger and his deputy Franciscan Gianfranco Girotti handled it throughout; in 1999 it was officially accepted by the CDF and recorded as a case in its tribunal. Documents were provided personally to Ratzinger, and some of the survivors even ended up genuflecting and kissing his ring when they ran into him on one of their Vatican visits with Girotti. Were the big ones reserved for Ratzinger?A Mexican cardinal pushing for action discussed the case in 1999 with Ratzinger, who found it a "delicate matter" and wondered if it were prudent to proceed. The Vatican later denied the Mexican cardinal heard what he heard from Ratzinger....and the sordid story goes on.So, Ratzinger was intimately involved at least three years before 2001, whatever the official divisions of labor. When formal transfer to the CDF was announced, no doubt more came his way in greater detail. Somehow though, I suspect there was not much of which he was unaware.
I agree with Carolyn. Anyone who thinks that information actually follows the lines outlined in bureaucratic communiques does not understand how bureaucracies work and function. There are things like plausible deniability such as occurred with Reagan's staff in Iran Contra.On an aside, look how quickly they spring into action when a priest attends (ack) a woman's ordination. As a woman I know tells her daughter. Believe nothing a man tells you and believe everything you see.Good advice.
So, then, we should not believe the story you just told about mother and daughter?
Istm that Fr. Twomey places a good deal of blame on the national conference. Perhaps abolishing the conference should be the first step in the housecleaning.
The beat goes on in Rome and Murray renmains there.The longer that process plays out, the more credibility is lost, because, as noted, many understand how beauracracies work to limit damage.Today's NYT has letters about Cardinal Egan=s deposition (including one from William Donohue.)The notion of how to limit damage in contrast to real human reaction are apparent there s well.It's not about abolishing the national conference, but a real systemic change in how the clergy understand their role and how accountable they are.Clearly for many Irish, words no matter from whom won't do it.And they see the problem as going all the way to the top, despite any apologetics put forward.
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I'm kinda surprised at the tone of this thread. I thought Bendo barely won, but I thought it was close enough that the judges might score it for Thompson. I wouldn't consider it a robbery either way.
"He's got big balls. I like that." -Josh Koschek on Frank Trigg's balls.
Wow. I actually thought that last 49-46 score was going to go in Thomson's favor. I feel like they tricked me at the last second, sons of bitches...
Fightmetric released their report on this as well. They scored it 49-47 Thomson with rounds 1,2,4 going to Thomson, round 3 going to Bendo, and round 5 tied.
This fight is a classic example of how numbers don't tell you everything. For example, the striking differential was quite large. Bendo landed 114 total strikes and 46 significant strikes. Thomson landed 33 total strikes with 19 being significant. Bendo also hit 4 for 4 on takedowns where as Thomson hit 4 for 7 on takedowns. Bendo also had that standing arm triangle which eventually turned into the arm triangle in his guard. Positional wise, Thomson had the edge in numbers as he took the back 3 times whereas Hendo took side control once.
From those numbers, you would think Bendo was the clear victor but it doesn't tell you anything about how long Thomson had control of Bendo's back trying to sink in the RNC, it doesn't tell you how ineffective Bendo was with each of his takedowns and doesn't tell you anything about the scrambles.
Yea, the only qualm I had with the decision was the 49-46 card. It was a really close fight otherwise. I really wanted to see Thomson win though
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I thought Thompson won the fight. I also thought he won his last tussle with Melendez. That's gotta be tough to lose two decisions in two huge fights for him.
Josh has been at his best the past three fights even with a broken hand he still controlled Bendo the majority of the fight. I've watched him in the past and think he's made major improvements in his game the last three fights. He's so close to a 155 title shot and is a tough out for anyone in the division. I hope he can string 2 wins in a row to get that title shot.
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I knew they would give it to Bendo, but I was kinda rooting for Josh. I like both fighters but I felt like Josh was winning the scrambles, then add in all the time he spent in control. However Bendo didn't take any real damage, he escaped numerous times, and landed a lot of shots. I'm okay with the decision, but I'm not sure if Bendo has really improved. I see a rematch with Pettis going the same way.
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i thought thompson deserved the nod wonder if the judges were swayed by the thumb injury
as for bendo if he wants to earn a third fight against pettis its only fair that cowboy get his third crack at benson
I thought it was a close fight, and I thought Josh was going to get the nod but I wouldn't call this anything close to a robbery.
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Cheasman Earns Double-Double In Loss to MAC
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HAMBURG, NY – After playing to a 28-28 half time score, Hilbert surrendered a 13-0 run to Mount Aloysius to open the second half en route to a 66-53 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference loss January 14. Hilbert's Tiana Cheasman {in photo to right} earned her first double-double scoring 15 points and grabbing 13 rebounds as the Hawks drop to 2-6 (2-12). Ali Maruca willed the Mounties to their road victory with her 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists and game high five steals.
Each team went on mini-runs during the first half of play where there were six lead changes and two ties. With 0:25 on the clock, Natalie Whitman scored a layup creating a third tie of the half which sent both teams to their locker rooms knotted at 28. Mount Aloysius out-rebounded the Hawks 34-25 with 13 on the offensive glass, but the Mounties didn't take advantage of that hard work. Both teams earned only 5 points off 2nd chance points yet Hilbert outscored the Mounties 14-6 in the paint.
Maruca had a hand in 11 of Mount Aloysius' opening 13 points to start the second half. She scored six points and dished for three assists on the other scores. That opening seven minutes of play is what did Hilbert in down the stretch. Missed free throws by Hilbert allowed the visitors to extend their lead to as many as 19 points with just over four minutes left. To their credit, Hilbert did not stop playing and continued to work for good shots in an effort to turn the game around.
For the game, Hilbert outshot Mount Aloysius (4-4, 6-8) from the floor (33.9% to 26%) and had 10 block shots, but they committed too many turnovers and missed too many foul shots (9-25) to have a chance to win the contest.
Lindsy Sammarco and Erica Matko earn double figures with 11 and 10 points each. Supplying scoring power for Hilbert was Whitman's 10 points (3 blocks).
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Background: Little is hitherto known about the breeding ecology of the Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) which is endemic to the Tibetan plateau. Here we describe nest densities, inter-nest distances and general ...
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Mollusca is an animal phylum with vast morphological diversity and includes worm-shaped aplacophorans, snails, bivalves, and the complex cephalopods [1]. The interrelationships of these class-level taxa are still contentious ...
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Original specimens and type localities of early described polychaete species (Annelida) from Norway, with particular attention to species described by O.F. Müller and M. Sars
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Jodie Foster Clears Up Golden Globes Speech Confusion: "No, I'm Not Retiring"
It was a big, memorable, stirring speech, but it wasn't always clear what Jodie Foster was announcing at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards.
She came out, and yet didn't — since she said she did that "a thousand years ago." It also sounded at one point like she was retiring from acting. Is that what she meant to say?
"No, I am not retiring," Jodie told reporters backstage (The Hollywood Reporter). "I could never stop acting. You'd have to drag me with wild horses."
She said she was just trying to say that her work is "evolving," and she used the Cecil B. DeMille Award as a kind of graduation commencement speech where she examined the patterns of her career. But she's more fired up than ever to get back to work in the industry. Go, Jodie, go!
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Cold Shooting Hurts the Hawks
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Cresson, PA – Magan Campbell's opening three-point field goal was Hilbert's only lead for the day, as the Hawks went on to suffer a 92-37 loss at Mount Aloysius College January 15. The Mounties rode a fifty-percent shooting spree into the locker room (up 50-10) and continued to roll in the second half. Hilbert (0-8, 1-13) struggled to find the bottom of the net all game finishing the afternoon shooting twenty eight-percent from the floor. Mount Aloysius (2-5, 4-9) had three players strike for 15 points apiece as all their players notched points in the scoring column.
Campbell (Buffalo, NY/Bennett) finished with 15 points while workhorse Julie Bossard (Arkport, NY/Canisteo-Greenwood) secured her sixth double-double this season with 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks. Kaylee Keagy, Ali Maruca and Alexis Tellish tied Campbell for game high scoring honors with 15 apiece.
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UTEP downs MU by 11
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP rode a run at the end of the first half into the beginning of the second period Saturday night and took command in a 74-63 men's basketball victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd in the Don Haskins Center.
After letting an early seven-point lead go away Marshall was even with the Miners, 24-24, with less than three minutes remaining in the first half.
UTEP ended the first half with seven consecutive points to go ahead, 31-24. The Miners extended their run to 12 points to open the second half and had a 36-24 lead with 18:34 remaining.
"We dug too big of a hole," Marshall head coach Tom Herrion said. "You can't play uphill against a team like UTEP."
The Miners, 8-6 for the season and 2-0 in Conference USA, stretched the lead to 20 points with 8:51 to go.
Marshall forward Dennis Tinnon, who had one field goal attempt and two points at halftime, got going after the break and led a comeback bid.
Jamir Hanner's tip-in of a D.D. Scarver miss pulled the Herd to within 64-55 with 1:44 left in the game.
The Herd had to foul and the Miners closed it out by making 10 of 12 free throws in the final 1:20.
Marshall (8-9, 1-1) was led by Tinnon's 19 points. Elijah Pittman and Dre Kane both scored 11 while Scarver added 10. Hanner provided a boost from off the bench with eight points.
UTEP guard Konner Tucker scored 18 to top four Miners in double figures. Tucker, a graduate transfer who became eligible at semester break, sank all eight of his foul shots and is 21-for-21 in his first seven games.
Jacques Streeter and McKenzie Moore both netted 14 points and John Bohannon added 13.
Bohannon also collected eight rebounds and Moore grabbed seven, leading UTEP to a 32-23 advantage in that department. Pittman was the Herd's leading rebounder with five and Hanner had four.
The Herd had only five offensive rebounds.
"To get outrebounded by nine against UTEP is a glaring statistic," Herrion said.
Marshall caught a break from the C-USA schedule maker because after flying across two time zones to play UTEP the Herd doesn't have another game until Saturday when East Carolina comes to Cam Henderson Center. East Carolina (10-5, 1-1) won Saturday at home against UCF, 88-85 in overtime, and has a Wednesday game in Minges Coliseum with Houston before coming to Huntington.
Backup center Yous Mbao didn't make the road trip. Mbao had headaches after playing for three minutes Wednesday against Tulsa — his first game appearance since suffering a significant head injury Nov. 20 in a practice drill.
UTEP is 7-1 this season at home and 483-141 in the Don Haskins Center since 1976.
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|The BXD set of RI strains is used in the genetic analysis of numerous complex or potentially complex physiologic phenotypes. The BXD strains are derived from the C57BL/6J (Stock No. 000664) and DBA/2J (Stock No. 000671) progenitor strains.
Former Names BXD-5/TyJ (Changed: 15-DEC-04 ) Type Recombinant Inbred (RI); Additional information on Recombinant Inbred Mice. Visit our online Nomenclature tutorial. Mating System Sibling x Sibling (Female x Male) 01-MAR-06 Species laboratory mouse RI progenitor C57BL/6J DBA/2J H2 Haplotype d Generation F114+25 (05-MAY-15)
Generation Definitions
steel grey
Related Genotype: a/a Tyrp1+/Tyrp1+ Myo5ad/Myo5ad
The BXD RI strains are used to study the genetics of behavioral phenotypes including alcohol and drug addiction, stress, and locomotor activity. The BXD set of RI strains also is used in the genetic analysis of numerous complex or potentially complex physiologic phenotypes including differences in organ weight and bone mineral density.
The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for the BXD RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Contributed Data Sets and Gene Network. Additional tools and information are presented through the Mouse Phenome Database Specialized Strain Panel Query Form, and Gene Network .
The BXD set of RI strains was developed in the laboratory of Benjamin Taylor and was transferred to The Jackson Laboratory from Dr. Taylor's research colony upon his retirement. Of 42 BXD RI strains originally derived from the C57BL/6J (Stock No. 000664) and DBA/2J (Stock No. 000671), a number have become extinct over the years. The other BXD RI strains now being distributed are listed under "Related Recombinant Inbred Strains."
BXD Strains
000036 BXD1/TyJ 007143 BXD100/RwwJ 007144 BXD101/RwwJ 007145 BXD102/RwwJ 000012 BXD11/TyJ 024030 BXD113/RwwJ 000045 BXD12/TyJ 025974 BXD123/RwwJ 025975 BXD124/RwwJ 024031 BXD125/RwwJ 000040 BXD13/TyJ 000329 BXD14/TyJ 025984 BXD144/RwwJ 000095 BXD15/TyJ 025976 BXD154/RwwJ 000013 BXD16/TyJ 025985 BXD161/RwwJ 000015 BXD18/TyJ 000010 BXD19/TyJ 000075 BXD2/TyJ 000330 BXD20/TyJ 000077 BXD21/TyJ 000043 BXD22/TyJ 005243 BXD24/TyJ 000031 BXD24/TyJ-Cep290rd16/J 000081 BXD25/TyJ 000041 BXD27/TyJ 000047 BXD28/TyJ 000029 BXD29-Tlr4lps-2J/J 010981 BXD29/Ty 000083 BXD31/TyJ 000078 BXD32/TyJ 003222 BXD33/TyJ 003223 BXD34/TyJ 003225 BXD36/TyJ 003227 BXD38/TyJ 003228 BXD39/TyJ 003229 BXD40/TyJ 003230 BXD42/TyJ 007093 BXD43/RwwJ 007094 BXD44/RwwJ 007096 BXD45/RwwJ 007097 BXD48/RwwJ 007139 BXD48a/RwwJ 007098 BXD49/RwwJ 007099 BXD50/RwwJ 007100 BXD51/RwwJ 017749 BXD53/2RwwJ 007103 BXD55/RwwJ 007104 BXD56/RwwJ 000007 BXD6/TyJ 007105 BXD60/RwwJ 007106 BXD61/RwwJ 007107 BXD62/RwwJ 007108 BXD63/RwwJ 007109 BXD64/RwwJ 007109 BXD64/RwwJ 007110 BXD65/RwwJ 007140 BXD65a/RwwJ 009677 BXD65b/RwwJ 007111 BXD66/RwwJ 007112 BXD67/RwwJ 007113 BXD68/RwwJ 007114 BXD69/RwwJ 007115 BXD70/RwwJ 007116 BXD71/RwwJ 007117 BXD73/RwwJ 007124 BXD73a/RwwJ 007146 BXD73b/RwwJ 007118 BXD74/RwwJ 007119 BXD75/RwwJ 007121 BXD77/RwwJ 024029 BXD78/2RwwJ 007123 BXD79/RwwJ 000084 BXD8/TyJ 007125 BXD81/RwwJ 007126 BXD83/RwwJ 007127 BXD84/RwwJ 007128 BXD85/RwwJ 007129 BXD86/RwwJ 007130 BXD87/RwwJ 017750 BXD88/2RwwJ 007132 BXD89/RwwJ 000105 BXD9/TyJ 007133 BXD90/RwwJ 017751 BXD91/2RwwJ 007138 BXD95/RwwJ 007141 BXD98/RwwJ 007142 BXD99/RwwJView BXD Strains (89 strains)Strains carrying Myo5ad allele
001005 AKXD1/TyJ 001003 AKXD11/TyJ 000765 AKXD13/TyJ 000779 AKXD14/TyJ 000954 AKXD15/TyJ 001093 AKXD18/TyJ 000776 AKXD2/TyJ 001062 AKXD21/TyJ 000947 AKXD22/TyJ 000949 AKXD25/TyJ 000764 AKXD27/TyJ 000959 AKXD3/TyJ 000285 B6.Cg-Rorasg + +/+ Myo5ad Bmp5se/J 012889 B6N;TKDU-Myo5ad Cacna2d2du/J 000652 BDP/J 000036 BXD1/TyJ 000013 BXD16/TyJ 000015 BXD18/TyJ 000010 BXD19/TyJ 000077 BXD21/TyJ 000043 BXD22/TyJ 000081 BXD25/TyJ 000029 BXD29-Tlr4lps-2J/J 010981 BXD29/Ty 000007 BXD6/TyJ 000084 BXD8/TyJ 000105 BXD9/TyJ 000284 CWD/LeJ 000670 DBA/1J 000671 DBA/2J 000963 DBA/2J-Myo5ad+17J/Myo5ad/J 000964 DBA/2J-Myo5ad+18J/Myo5ad/J 000067 DBA/2J-Myo5ad+2J/Myo5ad/J 000673 HRS/J 000674 I/LnJ 001850 MEV-Q/TyJ 001855 MEV-V/TyJ 003345 MEV/2Ty-Emv64/J 000679 P/J 000644 SEA/GnJ 000390 STOCK Myo5ad Ds/J 000994 STOCK a Myo5ad Mregdsu/J 000286 STOCK a/a Myo5ad fd/+ +/JView Strains carrying Myo5ad (43 strains)Strains carrying other alleles of Myo5a
005012 A.B6 Tyr+-Myo5ad-l31J/J 001013 B10.D2/nSnJ-Myo5ad-n/J 000502 B6 x B6CBCa Aw-J/A-Myo5aflr Gnb5flr/J 016888 BALB/cJ-Myo5ad-l34J/GrsrJ 000963 DBA/2J-Myo5ad+17J/Myo5ad/J 000964 DBA/2J-Myo5ad+18J/Myo5ad/J 000067 DBA/2J-Myo5ad+2J/Myo5ad/J 000253 DLS/LeJView Strains carrying other alleles of Myo5a (8 strains)
View Phenotypic DataPhenotypic DataMouse Phenome Database
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics: Mouse Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) Genotype Data for BXD RI Line
View Related Disease (OMIM) TermsRelated Disease (OMIM) Terms provided by MGI
- Potential model based on gene homology relationships. Phenotypic similarity to the human disease has not been tested.Griscelli Syndrome, Type 1; GS1 (MYO5A)
View Research ApplicationsResearch ApplicationsThis mouse can be used to support research in many areas including:
Myo5ad related
Neurobiology Research
Behavioral and Learning Defects
genes regulating preferences to alcohol
Research Tools
Genetics Research
Gene Mapping
Gene Mapping: Tools for QTL Mapping, Segregation and Linkage Analysis
Dermatology Research
Color and White Spotting Defects
|Allele Symbol
|Allele Name
|Allele Type
|Common Name(s)
|Maltese dilution; blue dilution; d; dv;
|Strain of Origin
|old mutant of the mouse fancy
|Gene Symbol and Name
|Myo5a, myosin VA
|Gene Common Name(s)
|9630007J19Rik; AI413174; AI661011; D; Dbv; Dop; GS1; MVa; MYH12; MYO5; MYR12; Myo5; MyoVA; RIKEN cDNA 9630007J19 gene; d; dilute; expressed sequence AI413174; expressed sequence AI661011; flail; flailer; flr; myosin V; nmf244;
|Molecular Note
|This mutation is the result of the integration of ecotropic murine leukemia virus Emv-3 into a noncoding region of the Myo5ad gene. Reversions of Myo5ad to wild-type are caused by excision of the virus leaving exactly one long terminal repeat in place. [MGI Ref ID J:6587] [MGI Ref ID J:7092] [MGI Ref ID J:7751]
Genotyping resources and troubleshooting
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Repository-Live represents an exclusive set of over 1800 unique mouse models across a vast array of research areas. Breeding colonies provide mice for large and small orders and fluctuate in size depending on current research demand. If a strain is not immediately available, you will receive an estimated availability timeframe for your inquiry or order in 2-3 business days. Repository strains typically are delivered at 4 to 8 weeks of age. Requests for specific ages will be noted but not guaranteed and we do not accept age requests for breeder pairs. However, if cohorts of mice (5 or more of one gender) are needed at a specific age range for experiments, we will do our best to accommodate your age request.
Repository-Live represents an exclusive set of over 1800 unique mouse models across a vast array of research areas. Breeding colonies provide mice for large and small orders and fluctuate in size depending on current research demand. If a strain is not immediately available, you will receive an estimated availability timeframe for your inquiry or order in 2-3 business days. Repository strains typically are delivered at 4 to 8 weeks of age. Requests for specific ages will be noted but not guaranteed and we do not accept age requests for breeder pairs. However, if cohorts of mice (5 or more of one gender) are needed at a specific age range for experiments, we will do our best to accommodate your age request.
In case of dissatisfaction for a valid reason and claimed in writing by a purchaser within ninety (90) days of receipt of mice, products or services, JACKSON will, at its option, provide credit or replacement for the mice or product received or the services provided.
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