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Canon Law a Systemic factor in Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church submission to The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Kieran Tapsell Royal Commission Title: Canon Law a Systemic Factor in Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Author: Kieran Tapsell Publication: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Date: 10AUG2015 1 Student for the Catholic priesthood at St. Columba’s College, Springwood, and St. Patrick’s College Manly from 1962 to 1967. Studied Canon

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January 23, 2020 No Comments
Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
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Kieran Tapsell. The Cunneen Report’s Comments on Canon and Civil Law

Kieran Tapsell Cunneen Report Author: Kieran Tapsell Publication: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations blog Date: 02JUN2014 On 30 May 2014, the Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Matters relating to the Police Investigation of Certain Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland–Newcastle (“Cunneen Report”) was published by the New

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January 23, 2020 No Comments
Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
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Submission to Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry

Author: Archbishop Denis Hart (Archbishop of Melbourne), Bishop Peter Connors (Bishop of Ballarat), Bishop Christopher Prowse (Bishop of Sale), Monsignor Frank Marriott (Administrator of Sandhurst) Publication: Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry Date: 14NOV2011 The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, through the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, previously made a submission to the Inquiry on 23 August

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January 23, 2020 No Comments
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The ball is in Pope Francis’ court over the culture of cover-up

Pope Francis culture cover-up Author: Kieran Tapsell Publication: National Catholic Reporter Date: 06JUN2018 Pope Francis’ condemnation of a culture of cover-up in the global Catholic Church is a welcome change to the attitude of Pope Benedict XVI in his 2010 pastoral letter to the Irish people in response to the Murphy Commission’s Report. Benedict blamed the Irish bishops for the

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January 23, 2020 No Comments
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Australian bishop testifies on prevalence of child sex abuse in the church

Kieran Tapsell Child Abuse Author: Kieran Tapsell Publication: National Catholic Reporter NCROnline Date: 10Sep2015 Dying of cancer, Bishop Emeritus Geoffrey Robinson appeared Aug. 24 before the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to testify to the prevalence of child sexual abuse in the church.He painted a sad picture of a brave

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January 23, 2020 No Comments
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Archbishop Charles Scicluna hails abolition of pontifical secret in clerical sex crimes

Scicluna Abolition Pontifical Secret Title: Archbishop Charles Scicluna hails abolition of pontifical secret in clerical sex crimes Author: Matthew Vella Publication: Malta Today Date: 07JAN2020 Malta’s archbishop Charles Scicluna has hailed the abolition of the pontifical secret in cases of sexual violence and clerical abuse of minors, as an important step in working for justice for

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January 23, 2020 No Comments
Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
Child Sexual Abuse

Submission to Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry

Author: Vicar General Catholic Archdiocese Melbourne Publication: Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Date: 23AUG2011 5.9 We also believe that clergy need to be legislated as mandatory reporters of child abuse. (T100/32)It is implicit in this request that it be an obligation for priests to violate the “sacramental seal” of the confession. The suggestion is that requiring

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January 22, 2020 No Comments
Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
Child Sexual Abuse

RMIT University: Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: an interpretive review of literature and public inquiry reports

Child Abuse Catholic Church Author: Desmond Cahill and Peter Wilkinson Publication: Centre for Global Research School of Global, Urban and Social Studies RMIT UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE via Bishop Accountability Org website Date: Aug2017 1. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: GUIDING QUESTIONS AND RESEARCH STRATEGY The scandal and tragedy of child sexual abuse within the

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January 22, 2020 No Comments
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Victorian Parliament Child Abuse Inquiry: Submission to inquiry into process by which religious and other non-government organisations respond to the criminal abuse of children by personnel within their organisations

Victorian Parliament Inquiry Title: Submission To Inquiry Into Processes By Which Religious and Other Non-Government Organisations Respond To the Criminal Abuse Of Children By Personnel Within Their Organisations Author: Noel Gregory Publisher: Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry website Date: 2012? General Comments At the outset, I should indicate that I am a ‘practising’ Catholic, i.e. I attend

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January 22, 2020 No Comments
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Sex, Lies and Secret Codes (Extract) Page 47 plus endnotes

Sex lies secret codes Title: Sex, lies and Secret Codes Extract from Sex, Lies and Secret Codes page 47 plus endnotes Author: Doyle, Sipe and Wall Publication: Volt Press Date: 2006 The Vatican Secret Directive The Vatican issued legislation in 1922 about solicitation and other forms of clergy sexual crime and again in 1962 when

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