Editorials/opinion on Bransfield/DWC by others
Restitution to be set aside for clergy abuse survivors a fraction of misused funds
Voice of the Faithful, August 24, 2020
Homily by Fr. Cody Ford
St. James the Greater Parish, Charles Town, WV, August 23, 2020
Making Amends
Christopher Altieri, Catholic Herald (UK), August 21, 2020
In Unprecedented Numbers, U.S. Bishops Named in Lawsuits and Why It Matters
Betty Clermont, The Open Tabernacle, April 7, 2020
Bishops and Bribes
Phil Lawler, CatholicCulture.org, Jan. 7, 2020
New Beginning Vital for Church
Editorial, Wheeling Intelligencer, Jan. 1, 2020
Vatican document details Bransfield’s excesses
Hoppy Kercheval, WV MetroNews, Dec. 30, 2019
Goodbye, climbers! We need to restore servant leadership in the priesthood
Peter Daly, National Catholic Reporter, Dec. 9, 2019
Bransfield: Abuse allegation worth another investigation
Editorial, Parkersburg News and Sentinel, Dec. 4, 2019
Diocese Criticized
Erin O’Leary, Wheeling Intelligencer, Dec. 1, 2019
Holding Bransfield accountable
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Nov. 29, 2019
Bransfield’s Proposed Punishment is a Slap on the Wrist
Mary Pezzulo, Steel Magnificat/Patheos, Nov. 26, 2019
Transparency Still Lacking
Wheeling Intelligencer, Nov. 3, 2019
West Virginia Catholics confronting Bransfield scandal
Hoppy Kercheval, WV Metro News, Nov. 1, 2019
Reveal Details About Bransfield
Wheeling Intelligencer, Oct. 30, 2019
Bransfield’s legacy is corruption
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Oct. 29, 2019
Bransfield, Wheeling Hospital, and the Idolatry of Greed
Mary Pezzulo, Steel Magnificat (Patheos), Oct. 27, 2019
Catholic Clericalism as Patronage Network
David Cloutier, Berkley Forum, Sept. 25, 2019
Return the Catholic Church to the ‘people of God’
Peter Donohue, SC Times, September 16, 2019
Bransfield, West Virginia, and the Tragedy of Greed
Mary Pezzulo, Steel Magnificat/Patheos, September 14, 2019
Picture around ex-bishop Bransfield keeps getting worse
Charleston Gazette, September 13, 2019
Letter to the Editor: Archbishop William Lori’s catastrophic failure
Betty Walter, Washington Post, Sept. 8, 2019
SNAP Hopes WV Attorney General’s Lawsuit Will Go Forward
SNAP, Sept. 6, 2019
Transparency essential
Frank Calabrese, Wheeling Intelligencer, Sept. 1, 2019
New Bishop has a Big Clean-Up Job in West Virginia
SNAP, Aug. 26, 2019
Look for lay involvement that transcends the ideological divide
Peter Feuerherd, National Catholic Reporter, July 30, 2019
Bishop Brennan’s Big Job Ahead
Hoppy Kercheval, WV Metro News, July 26, 2019
Can the new bishop of Wheeling-Charleston clear up after Bransfield?
Christopher Altieri, Catholic Herald, July 24, 2019
Diocese to Open Books in Response to Lay Demands
Lay Catholic Voices for Change, July 17, 2019
Church needs improved checks and balances
Kevin Hayes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 15, 2019
Letter to Archbishop Lori
Lay Catholic Voices for Change, July 9, 2019
Why the ‘Metropolitan Plan’ Doesn’t Work
Rita Ferrone, Commonweal, July 8, 2019
Archbishop Lori Investigates Bishop Bransfield’s Mess and Ends Up With One of His Own
Nihil Obstat blog, July 8, 2019
New information comes to light about bishop Michael Bransfield
SNAP, July 3, 2019
The problem of clericalism makes transparency impossible
Phyllis Zagano, National Catholic Reporter, June 22, 2019
The Church’s next scandal is money
Christopher Altieri, The Catholic Herald, June 13, 2019
Open Letter from Lay Catholic Voices for Change
Lay Catholic Voices for Change, June 12, 2019
Analysis: At USCCB Meeting, Will Words Speak Louder Than Votes?
Ed Condon, National Catholic Register, June 12, 2019
Explainer: How could Bishop Bransfield misuse funds for years without raising red flags?
Ashley McKinless, America Magazine, June 12, 2019
Clericalism will undo the Catholic Church
Stephen J. Stahley, Baltimore Sun, June 11, 2019
How’d He Get Away With It?
Mike Myer, Wheeling Intelligencer, June 9, 2019
The opaque finances that enable the Catholic Church’s abuse scandal
Editorial, Washington Post, June 9, 2019
Who Failed the Church?
Heather Ziegler, Wheeling Intelligencer, June 8, 2019
Mixed Views on Next Steps for Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Mike Myer, Wheeling Intelligencer, June 8, 2019
Bransfield allegations shows church has long way to go
Editorial, Charleston Gazette-Mail, June 6, 2019
Analysis: Bp. Bransfield, the USCCB, and the Holy Spirit
JD Flynn, Catholic News Agency, June 6, 2019
Lavish living by Catholic hierarchy is moral corruption
Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter, June 6, 2019
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Owns Up to a Horror
Mary Pezzulo, Steel Magnificat/Patheos, June 5, 2019
West Virginia Diocese Fights Case on Technicalities, not Merits
SNAP, April 30, 2019
Predator Priests Were Protected
Editorial, Wheeling Intelligencer, March 20, 2019.
Reveal Details on Bransfield
Editorial, The Weirton Daily Times, March 13, 2019
Newspaper should have run entire list of accused
Don Walters, Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV), February 17, 2019
Reveal Bransfield List
Wheeling Intelligencer, Feb. 10, 2019
Church dissidents right to question their leaders
Carl W. Sypolt, Dominion Post, Jan. 2019
The Present Predicament of the Catholic Church as Seen From the Sidelines
Bill Hogan, Weelunk.com, Nov. 18, 2018
Lists May Not Tell Full Story
Wheeling Intelligencer, Nov. 4, 2018
Bishop Bransfield and the Catholic crisis
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Sept. 17, 2018
Huntington Catholics questioning diocese
David Gutman, Charleston Gazette, Jul 27, 2013