Tag: Catholic Church
Change Org Petition

Reverse the High Court Decision Exempting Institutions from Liability for Child Abuse

Judy Courtin ChangeOrg Petition Title: Reverse the High Court Decision Exempting Institutions from Liability for Child Abuse Author: Judy Courtin Publisher: Change Org Date: 20NOV2024 Please forward this petition to your colleagues and friends. Judy Courtin Legal represents victims/survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. We are reaching out on behalf of thousands of victims and

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February 20, 2025 No Comments
Blog

Statement on the Death of Gerald Ridsdale 18th February 2025

Gerald Ridsdale Death Title: Statement on the Death of Gerald Ridsdale 18th February 2025 Author: LOUD Fence Inc. Publisher: Facebook Date: 18FEB2025 LOUD fence Inc.: Today, we acknowledge all of Gerald Ridsdale’s victims—those who have bravely spoken out and those who have remained silent. We extend our deepest compassion to all victim-survivors, knowing that this

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February 18, 2025 No Comments
News

Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale dies at 90, survivors urged to seek help

Paedophile Priest Gerald Ridsdale Dies Title: Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale dies at 90, survivors urged to seek help Author: Laura Mayers Publisher: ABC News Date: 18FEB2025 For decades Gerald Ridsdale, draped in flowing white vestments, stood before countless Catholic congregations preaching about good and evil, the innocence of children, and a merciful god. But on

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February 18, 2025 No Comments
Book Review

A History of Modern Catholicism Puts Sex Abuse Front and Center

Jesus Wept Philip Shenon Title: A History of Modern Catholicism Puts Sex Abuse Front and Center Author: Mary Jo McConahay Publisher: The New York Times Date: 15FEB2025 Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and the ideological battles that followed the Second

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February 15, 2025 No Comments
Kieran Tapsell

Pope Francis and zero tolerance of child sexual abuse

Zero Tolerance False Francis Title: Pope Francis and zero tolerance of child sexual abuse Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 14FEB2025 Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has publicly claimed eight times that the Catholic Church practises “zero tolerance” towards child sexual abuse by clergy. At worst, this is

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February 14, 2025 No Comments
Instruction Crimen Sollicitationis
Kieran Tapsell

Potiphar’s Wife 2nd Edition by Kieran Tapsell

Potiphar’s Wife 2nd Edition Title: Potiphar’s Wife – The Vatican’s Secret and Child Sexual Abuse 2nd Edition Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: C & F Press Date: 04DEC2024 Book overview For 1,500 years, the Catholic Church accepted that child sexual abuse was not only a sin but a civil crime, deserving of imprisonment and worse. From the

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February 13, 2025 No Comments
Madonnina
News

‘Shame on them’: anger and dismay from survivors over Saints clergy-abuse emails

New Orleans Clergy Abuse Title: ‘Shame on them’: anger and dismay from survivors over Saints clergy-abuse emails Authors: Ramon Antonio Vargas & David Hammer Publisher: The Guardian Date: 04FEB2025 Survivors of Catholic clergy abuse and their supporters expressed disgust, pain and disbelief after the Guardian and WWL Louisiana’s investigation on Monday into hundreds of emails

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February 5, 2025 No Comments
Madonnina
Opinion

Step up, WA lawmakers, and finally pass bill to make clergy report abuse

Mandatory Reporting Clergy Abuse Title: Step up, WA lawmakers, and finally pass bill to make clergy report abuse Author: The Seattle Times Editorial Board Publisher: The Seattle Times Date: 03FEB2025 It’s a debate that’s lingered among state lawmakers for about 20 years. In the last two legislative sessions, two bills that would have made clergy

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February 4, 2025 No Comments
Madonnina
Opinion

Theologian: New Zealand Catholic bishops bungle response to clergy abuse

New Zealand Catholic Bishops  Title: Theologian: New Zealand Catholic bishops bungle response to clergy abuse Author: Christopher Longhurst Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 20DEC2024 Earlier this year, New Zealand’s Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care found that “Catholic Church leaders have not been accountable or transparent to their congregations and the broader community

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December 21, 2024 No Comments
News

Clergy abuse survivors hit out at moves to ban protests outside Australian places of worship

Clergy Abuse Survivors Respond Title: Clergy abuse survivors hit out at moves to ban protests outside Australian places of worship Authors: Christopher Knaus & Mostafa Rachwani Publisher: The Guardian Australia Date: 13DEC2014 Survivors of clergy abuse have expressed deep concern at proposals to ban protests outside places of worship, with lawyer John Ellis saying a blanket

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December 15, 2024 No Comments

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