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VOLUME 97 I ISSUE 4
Revered Jesuit
takes health leave
Beloved Jesuit Father Fulco
hopes to return to full-time
instruction.
Kayla Brogan
News Editor
@LALoyolan
Father William Fulco, a national
endowment for the humanities professor of
Ancient Mediterranean studies, Greek life
advisor and member of the Society of Jesus
has decided to take a paid health leave.
Father Fulco is currently battling
Pulmonary Fibrosis, which, according
to the Mayo Clinic, is a "lung disease
that occurs when lung tissue becomes
damaged and scarred." This condition
makes breathing more difficult over time.
His leave began last week and his possible
return date is currently unknown,
pending his health improving.
"He has helped shape the lives of many
members and his commitment to Sigma
Phi Epsilon has truly been admirable,"
said Larry Daves, program coordinator
for fraternity and sorority life. Daves
described Father Fulco as one of the most
invested on -campus advisors and was
extremely thankful for his time and service
to the sorority and fraternity community.
Classics and archaeology professor
Matthew Dillon, who has worked with
Father Fulco for over 20 years, described
Fulco's influence on his career and the
incredible amount of knowledge he has
garnered from him. He explained how
Fulco added the archeology program
to the university, which was coupled
with a "ready-made museum." The
Archaeology Center's facility located in
University Hall is home to a library and
a small museum which "houses several
specialized collections, notably ancient
Egyptian and classical Greek and Roman
artifacts," according to the Archeology
Center's website.
Students are also enthusiastic to take
Father Fulco's courses. His classes are
the most popular, with waiting lists
that are about two to three semesters
long said Dill. His tremendous sense
of humor coupled with his wealth of
personal experience that he is willing
to share with the community speaks to
his compassionate and honest nature,
according to Dillon.
Most recently, Father Fulco was awarded
the Sigma Phi Epsilon National Citation
for Lifetime Achievement by LMU in 2011
and the BCLA Daum Professorship by
LMU in 2013-2014. Prior to that, he was
awarded five other honors according to
his biography on the Bellarmine College
of Liberal Arts Faculty website. He
received his Ph.D. from Yale University.
"Father Fulco cares for his students
deeply, both in and out of the classroom, "
said Grace McManus, an LMU marketing
alumna ('18). She spoke of his special
relationship with Sigma Phi Epsilon
fraternity, which she believes speaks
to his mentorship skills and caring
personality.
Father Fulco was born in Los Angeles,
California on Feb. 24, 1936. He entered
the Jesuit order of Catholic priests on
Aug. 14, 1954 and became an ordained
Roman Catholic priest on June 6, 1966.
He is fluent in over nine languages and
teaches seven different courses at LMU.
To learn more about Father Fulco,
please visit the Los Angeles Loyolan
YouTube page for his 100 Lions
episode.
via LMU Mission and Ministry
Father William Fulco S.J.
lullivan
Mass of the Holy Spirit
Father Jos6 Badenes, S.J., (pictured above) was the homilist at the Mass.
The mass took place at the Sacred Heart Chapel on Thursday, Sept. 13.
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GRAPHIC: DIANA RAYNES | LOYOLAN
Dear Editors,
Quite a few LMU folks have asked me why I am taking advantage
[of] LMU’s kind offer of a paid health leave at this time. I would
like to share with you the challenge I am facing. I really didn’t
want to do so at first, since it puts further pressure on me when I
least need it. Truth: my lung situation is deteriorating rapidly. But
now 1 feel the need.
Forgive the detail, but 1 think pre-med students might find it
interesting that I survived this far! In the last five years, 1 have
had eight major surgeries. I had cancer of the left eye which
originated in the brain. I was virtually blinded for a year. Then,
within weeks of surgery for an incarcerated hernia, 1 had rather
devastating surgery for kidney cancer which did not go well. Two
more eye-surgeries, then a hip replacement, serious spine surgery
and more. 1 still have regular and very tiring radiation therapy.
Now 1 am dealing with pulmonary fibrosis, which is a fatal and
untreatable condition. So far 1 have beaten the odds, since it is
usually fatal within three or so years, and I am somewhat beyond
that, but it is progressing very rapidly and leaving me often
gasping for breath and very weak. I thought I could leap into this
semester with both feet and did try for a few weeks, but the
fibrosis is making things far too difficult. It's becoming hard to
teach and breathe at the same time.
God willing, 1 will gain further strength and better my overall
health in the time given to me, maybe prolong my life a tad, and be
back to full-time teaching soon.
Many thanks.
. William J. Fulco S.J.
More sex abuse allegations
revealed against clergy
Eight new investigations opened
into the Catholic church, aud
survivors call for more.
Kellie Chudzinski
Editor-in-Chief
@LALoyolan
The Brooklyn Catholic diocese settled four
sex abuse cases for a total of 27.5 million dollars
on Tuesday, one of the largest settlements
for Catholic sex abuse victims, the New York
Times reported.
This settlement comes after a summer of
revelations regarding the Catholic Church. Last
month, the Pennsylvania grand jury released
the report on their investigation into six of the
state’s eight dioceses. Over 300 priests were
identified in the report as having molested over
1,000 minors throughout the previous 70 years.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro
explained the report and scandal as a problem
of “systematic coverup[s] by senior church
officials in Pennsylvania and at the Vatican.”
The report in August followed the May
revelation that one of the highest ranking
members of the Vatican, Cardinal George Pell,
had charges of child sex abuse against him in his
home country of Australia. Former Archbishop
of Washington D.C., Fr. Theodore McCarrick,
was accused of sexually harassing and abusing
junior seminarians under his authority and two
minors, Vox reported.
LMU theology professors Tracy Tiemeier
and Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu said they
believed that the investigations should be
supported as they would help us hold those
responsible accountable.
Tiemeier said that although the Church
has made changes to respond to past
revelations, referring to the 2002 scandal
and reforms that followed, these most recent
investigations show that “structural changes
to church governance and practice need to
happen. Followers need to hold their leaders
accountable and demand change.”
Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Kentucky,
Wyoming, Nebraska and Illinois have since
announced investigations into dioceses in their
states. Other states, such Utah and Indiana,
have begun to pubhcize incidents of sex abuse
within their dioceses themselves.
The allegations and investigations that
have come to light this year add to decades of
allegations of sex abuse against the Church.
The height of allegations came in 2002 when
the Boston Globe uncovered widespread child
sex abuse by clergy members in the Boston
area that had been covered up by the Church
for decades. More than 70 priests were found
to have committed child sex abuse acts. The
investigation found a complex power system
within the Church hierarchy that worked to
keep allegations and scandals hidden, paid off
victims and moved priests to different cities
but never had them face legal consequences.
In a city that was almost half Catholic, police
struggled going up against the Church.
Andrieu said that since the rise of #MeToo,
we have become more aware of the widespread
nature of sexual violencein our society. “ When
sex is used as a weapon of power against the
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