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New Zealand child abuse survivors call for intervention from Pope Francis

Pope Francis New Zealand Title: New Zealand child abuse survivors call for intervention from Pope Francis Author: Praveen Menon Publisher: Reuters Date: 13SEP2022 SYDNEY, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A New Zealand group representing survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called on Pope Francis to intervene in the redress process, claiming that

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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

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Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it

Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ Title: Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it Author: Ivana Kottasova Publisher: CNN Portugal Date:  04SEP2022 CNN)Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN’s partner channel CNN Portugal that he was

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Former Christian Brothers College Warrnambool students seek compensation following alleged historical abuse

Former Christian Brothers College Title: Former Christian Brothers College Warrnambool students seek compensation following alleged historical abuse Author: Laura Mayers Publisher: ABC News Ballarat Date: 01SEP2022 Seven civil claims have been lodged in Victoria’s Supreme Court, seeking compensation in relation to alleged abuse that occurred at Warrnambool’s former Christian Brothers College during the late 1970s

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George Pell

Families of clergy abuse victims’ new legal precedent paves way for litigation

George Pell Legal Precedent Title: Families of clergy abuse victims’ new legal precedent paves way for litigation Author: Laura Mayers Publisher: ABC News Ballarat Date: 26AUG2022 A Supreme Court ruling in relation to a lawsuit levelled against the Catholic Church has been heralded as a potential new precedent for loved ones of alleged victims of clergy

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George Pell

Australian court rules family of deceased choirboy can sue Catholic church

Pell Catholic Church Abuse Title: Australian court rules family of deceased choirboy can sue Catholic church Author: Nino Bucci & Australian Associated Press Publisher: The Guardian Date: 24AUG2022 The Victorian court’s decision had been sought before a civil case brought against Cardinal George Pell and the church could proceed. A Victorian judge has dismissed a

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Opinion

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

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Former CBC Fremantle student claims chaplain Damian Barker sexually abused boys in ‘lockable confessional’

Damian Barker Sexual Abuse Title: Former CBC Fremantle student claims chaplain Damian Barker sexually abused boys in ‘lockable confessional’ Authors:  Rebecca Turner and Nicolas Perpitch Publisher: ABC News Date:  16AUG2022 At the heart of a school where Fremantle’s Catholics sent their boys to be educated, a chaplain created his own lockable confessional to allegedly sexually abuse primary

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Catholic Church says family members not included in victim laws

George Pell Ellis Defence Title: Catholic Church says family members not included in victim laws Author: David Estcourt with Adam Cooper Publisher: The Age Date: 04AUG2022 Key points Lawyers for the church told Supreme Court justice Michael McDonald on Thursday that legislation passed to make the church liable for abuse claims did not apply to

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