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The abuse crisis should be the center of the pope’s ongoing synodal process

Abuse Crisis Centre Synodal Process Title: The abuse crisis should be the center of the pope’s ongoing synodal process Authors: Massimo Faggioli & Hans Zollner Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 15NOV2022 As American Jesuit historian Fr. John O’Malley wrote in one of his last articles published in America magazine last February, the history of synodality is

November 21, 2022 No Comments

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Vatican child protection leader: ‘Building credibility needs a track record’

Vatican Fr. Andrew Small Title: Vatican child protection leader: ‘Building credibility needs a track record’ Author: Luke Coppen Publisher: The Pillar Date: 04NOV2022 Fr. Andrew Small, secretary of the Vatican’s child protection committee, talks about sexual abuse and Church reform. Fr. Andrew Small was appointed in June to one of the most important positions in

November 6, 2022 No Comments

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Women must be included in formation of priests, says abuse expert

Abuse Expert Hans Zollner Title: Women must be included in formation of priests, says abuse expert Author: Sarah MacDonald Publisher: Crux Date: 03NOV2022 One of the church’s leading experts on safeguarding and clerical sexual abuse has said the exclusion of women from seminary formation has had “extremely harmful consequences,” and this “needs to change.” Jesuit

November 4, 2022 No Comments

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Why I declined to join my diocesan sex abuse review board

Declined Abuse Review Board Title: Why I declined to join my diocesan sex abuse review board Author: John W. Miller Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 25OCT2022 A report last month that a priest in suburban Chicago had been accused of sex abuse after a diocesan review board had found “insufficient reason to suspect” misbehavior has raised questions

October 26, 2022 No Comments

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The Catholic clergy has broken the bank. It’s time for the laity to take control.

Catholic Clergy vs Laity Title: The Catholic clergy has broken the bank. It’s time for the laity to take control. Author: Pat McDonough Publisher: Newsday Date: 10OCT2022 The Catholic clergy broke their vows. They broke the law, they broke our hearts, and then they broke the bank. On May 29, 2020, four months before the

October 11, 2022 No Comments

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Opinion: Catholics shocked by sexual abuse revelations

Catholic Sexual Abuse Revelations Title: Opinion: Catholics shocked by sexual abuse revelations Author: Len Port Publisher: Portuguese American Journal Date: 02OCT2022 With the approach of the 105th anniversary of The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima in central Portugal, Catholics have been shocked by yet another revelation about the sexual abuse of children within the church.

October 3, 2022 No Comments

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Will demand grow to end celibacy, as Pope signals zero tolerance on abuse?

Pope Francis Zero Tolerance Title: Will demand grow to end celibacy, as Pope signals zero tolerance on abuse? Author: The Catholic Herald Staff Publisher: The Catholic Herald Date: 06SEP2022 Pope Francis says he has taken personal responsibility to rid the Church of sexual abuse. He told CNN Portugal that he was “responsible that it doesn’t

September 7, 2022 No Comments

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Report: Catholic clergy’s unquestioned — and uneducated — power spurs abuse

Catholic Clericalism Powers Abuse Title: Report: Catholic clergy’s unquestioned — and uneducated — power spurs abuse Author: Alejandra Molina Publisher: Religion News Service Date: 15AUG2022 The report, ‘Beyond Bad Apples,’ looks at systemic causes behind the clergy sex abuse scandal of past decades. (RNS) — A new report based on interviews with some 300 Catholic

August 16, 2022 No Comments

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Priest: Church needs to emphasize pastoral work with sex abuse survivors

Jesuit Father Jerry McGlone Title: Priest: Church needs to emphasize pastoral work with sex abuse survivors Author: Rhina Guidos Publisher: Crux Date: 26JUN2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Each year the U.S. Catholic Church unveils its annual report on what it’s doing to prevent abuse of minors by clergy and other church workers.What it also should tell

June 27, 2022 No Comments

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Archbishop Nienstedt: an example of how the pope’s abuse law is not working

Vos Estis Archbishop Nienstedt Title: Archbishop Nienstedt: an example of how the pope’s abuse law is not working Author: Hank Shea Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 09JUN2022 Anne Barrett Doyle of the group BishopAccountability.org recently wrote a thoughtful article on how Pope Francis’ major law to hold bishops and religious superiors accountable for abuse they

June 10, 2022 No Comments

Category: Opinion

The abuse crisis should be the center of the pope’s ongoing synodal process

Vatican child protection leader: ‘Building credibility needs a track record’

Women must be included in formation of priests, says abuse expert

Why I declined to join my diocesan sex abuse review board

The Catholic clergy has broken the bank. It’s time for the laity to take control.

Opinion: Catholics shocked by sexual abuse revelations

Will demand grow to end celibacy, as Pope signals zero tolerance on abuse?

Report: Catholic clergy’s unquestioned — and uneducated — power spurs abuse

Priest: Church needs to emphasize pastoral work with sex abuse survivors

Archbishop Nienstedt: an example of how the pope’s abuse law is not working

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