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Documents
The following links offer various ways to view the documents relating to Becker’s career and the allegations against him. Some of these documents have been published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and posted by attorney Jeff Anderson on his website. BishopAccountability.org has obtained from Anderson the full Becker file as obtained in discovery.
Documents Relating to Becker’s Laicization and Archdiocesan Financial Assistance:
– Letter from Archbishop Dolan to Cardinal Ratzinger, promising assistance to Becker from a “special fund” (5/27/03)
– See also a group of letters between Dolan and the Vatican regarding Becker’s laicization.
– Status Report by Deacon Zimprich on Meeting with Becker, discussing laicization and Becker’s recent $10K “settlement” with the Milwaukee archdiocese (2/2/05)
– Status Report by Deacon Zimprich after Phone Call with Becker, discussing the $10K payment to Becker, Dolan’s refusal to pay for Becker’s health insurance from fear of liability, and Becker’s threat to tell “all he knows” (2/8/05)
Documents Detail Church Coverup: Newly Released Records from a California Lawsuit Settlement Show the Extent of the Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese’s Efforts to Conceal Priest’s Sex Abuse, by Marie Rhode and Mary Zahn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 31, 2008 [with images of documents and links to them]
– Becker Case: Franklyn Becker’s Service As a Priest, Highlighting Important Abuse and Coverup-Related Events, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 1, 2008 [with links to documents]
– Archdiocese of Milwaukee Records Regarding Father Franklyn Becker, JS Online, January 31, 2008 [with links to documents]
– Dolan-Cardinal Ratzinger Letters, posted by Jeff Anderson & Associates, March 1, 2011
– Archdiocese Vicar Log, posted by Jeff Anderson & Associates, March 1, 2011
– Background Becker Documents 1970-1997, posted by Jeff Anderson & Associates, March 1, 2011
– Background Becker Documents 2001-2005, posted by Jeff Anderson & Associates, March 1, 2011
– Complete Becker File: Part 1 of 8, posted by BishopAccountability.org, March 2, 2011
– Complete Becker File: Part 2 of 8, posted by BishopAccountability.org, March 2, 2011
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