Vatican Canon Law 1395 Title: Vatican responds to bishops’ call to amend Church law on crimes against minors Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 11MAY2021 CNA Staff, May 11, 2021 / 09:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican has told the bishops of England and Wales that it is amending the Code of Canon
Francis Vos Estis Reform Title: Pope Francis’ process for investigating accused Catholic bishops clearly requires reform Author: NCR Editorial Staff Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 11MAY2021 Pope Francis’ new system to evaluate allegations of sexual abuse or cover-up against individual Catholic bishops, which went into effect in June 2019, is admirable. For the first time
Vos Estis Version 2.0? Title: ‘Vos Estis’ expires in one year. What works and what changes are needed in version 2.0? Author: Christopher White Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 10MAY2021 While many canon law experts believe the norms in “Vos Estis Lux Mundi” represent a turning point in the church’s efforts to hold bishops accountable,
Holding Bishop Hoeppner accountable Title: A Historic Resignation Author: Paul Moses Publisher: Commonweal Magazine Date: 16APR2021 When Msgr. Roger Grundhaus wanted to baptize his niece’s baby in the cathedral of a nearby diocese, there was the simple matter of getting a letter from his bishop affirming that he was a priest in good standing.Bishop Michael
Accountability Transparency Pontifical Secret Title: Legal lessons: Past abuse cases help train canon lawyers Author: Carol Glatz Publisher: The Catholic Spirit Date: 07APR2021 When Pope Francis abolished the “pontifical secret” covering the church’s judicial handling of cases of the sexual abuse of minors, it was hailed as a major step forward in promoting greater transparency
Potiphar’s Wife Kieran Tapsell Title: Potiphar’s Wife: The Vatican’s Secret and Child Sexual Abuse Podcast Host: Ed Opperman Publisher: The Opperman Report via Radio.com Date: 20FEB2021 The ‘cover-up’ of child sexual abuse by the Catholic Church has been occurring under the pontificate of six popes since 1922. For 1500 years, the Catholic Church accepted that clergy
Vatican Clears Joseph Hart Title: Vatican clears retired US bishop of multiple abuse claims Author: Nicole Winfield & Colleen Slevin Publisher: The Associated Press Date: 26Jan2021 ROME (AP) — The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, rejecting lay experts’ determination that a half-dozen claims were
Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner Title: Probe of Crookston bishop in month 15, while Catholics urge action Author: JD Flynn Publisher: The Pillar Date: 15JAN2021 News: ‘Vos estis lux mundi’ More than 15 months into the first U.S. investigation of a bishop under norms approved by Pope Francis, the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, says it has
Father Thomas Doyle Podcast Title: Father Doyle: Uncovering Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Presenter: Attorney Steve Heisler Publisher: Injured Senior Podcast Date: 20OCT2020 EPISODE NOTES About Father Doyle: Tom Doyle, is a truly heroic advocate for transparency and accountability in the Catholic Church, in all churches and synagogues and mosques. There are more than
Scavino Trump Vigano McCarrick Title: Why White House Catholics are concerned about Trump’s Catholic tweets Author: Ed Condon Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date: 09JUL2020 Washington D.C., Jul 9, 2020 / 01:57 pm MT (CNA).-Officials working in the Trump administration have told CNA that they have been frustrated by recent presidential tweets elevating controversial Catholic figures,