Newman Society Pell Demonstration Title: Demonstration Planned For Cardinal Pell Event Author: Oxstu News Publisher: The Oxford Student Date: 13NOV2021 A demonstration is planned outside three events that the Newman Society, Oxford’s Catholic society, are hosting on Saturday, to protest the invitation of the controversial Cardinal Pell. The Cardinal has been invited to a Pontifical
Pope Thanks Journalists Title: Pope thanks journalists for helping expose Church sex scandals Author: Crispian Balmer, editing by Frances Kerry Publisher: Reuters Date: 14NOV2021 VATICAN CITY, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals that the Roman Catholic Church initially tried to cover up. The
Netflix Procession Clergy Abuse Title: ‘It’s being abused by an entire belief system’: a haunting film on sexual abuse by Catholic clergy Author: David Smith Publisher: The Guardian Date: 09NOV2021 Everything in the bedroom is white including a white crucifix on a white wall. A holy man sits on the corner of a bed, trousers
New Zealand Royal Commission Title: Survivors of abuse by Catholic Church at Christchurch school to give evidence to Royal Commission Author: Nadine Porter Publisher: Stuff.co.nz Date: 03NOV2021 He was a naive vulnerable kid from the country, abandoned by his parents, when a man named Bernie McGrath came into his life. At a confusing age and seemingly
French Catholic Church Abuse Title: French Catholic Church sexual abuse: The devil lives in holy place Author: Xin Ping Publisher: Global Times China Date: 21OCT2021 Perpetrators cannot live with the truth; victims cannot live without it.A recently released 2,500-page report from an independent Commission on Sexual Abuse led by Jean-Marc Sauvé revealed that since 1950,
Secrecy of the Confession Title: France’s top bishop acknowledges that law takes precedence over confession secrecy Author: Reuters Staff (Reporting by Matthieu Protard; Editing by Giles Elgood) Publisher: Reuters via Yahoo Date: 13OCT2021 PARIS (Reuters) – France’s top bishop said on Tuesday that the secrecy of the confession should not take precedence over French laws
Mandatory Reporting Includes Confessional Title: Catholic priests in France ‘must report abuse allegations heard in confession’ Author: Angelique Chrisafis Publisher: The Guardian Date: 12OCT2021 Catholic priests must report all child sexual abuse allegations to police, including if they hear about it in the secrecy of the confession box, the French interior minister has said after
Dark Shadow of Scandal Title: The dark shadow of scandal still lurks four years after the Royal Commission findings Author: Francis Sullivan Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 08OCT2021 Unless all the implications of the sex abuse scandal are faced head-on, the Church will struggle to be identified for anything else. Thursday at
Church Abuse Shames Pope Title: Pope ‘shamed’ by church’s failures over child abuse in France Author: Angela Giuffrida Publisher: The Guardian Date: 06OCT2021 Pope Francis has said he is “shamed” by the Catholic church’s failure to deal with paedophile priests in France, as one of his closest advisers pushed for an inquiry into the sexual
French Clergy Sex Abuse Title: Report finds 216,000 children were victims of French clergy sex abuse since 1950 Author: Christian Lowe Publisher: Reuters Date: 05OCT2021 PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) – An investigation into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church has found that an estimated 216,000 children were victims of abuse by clergy since 1950,