Hiding Behind Confessional Seal Title: Protection of minors: A balance is needed Author: Gudrun Sailer Publisher: Vatican News Date: 19FEB2021 As many churches in different countries prepare to mark a Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse, an interview with Dr Myriam Wijlens, a professor in canon law and member of the Pontifical
Bishop Joseph Hart Abuse Title: The McCarrick of Wyoming Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 10FEB2021 This is the second of the two posts I promised, proving that the current ecclesiastical hierarchy continues to operate according to this long-debunked, wrong-headed principle: Sexual abuse is a shameful private matter that should be
Christian pastor Bob Cotton Title: Christian pastor Bob Cotton’s call to increase penalties for covering up child sex abuse Author: Sage Swinton Publisher: Newcastle Herald Date: 06FEB2021 When Maitland Pastor Bob Cotton’s hard-fought push to increase penalties for concealing child sex abuse became a reality, he thought things would change. He thought the NSW government
Mark White Unrepentant Syndicate Title: The Unrepentant Syndicate Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 01FEB2021 This is the first of the two posts I promised, proving that the current ecclesiastical hierarchy continues to operate according to this long-debunked, wrong-headed principle: Sexual abuse is a shameful private matter that should be kept
New Zealand Abuse Inquiry Title: Abuse inquiry: we all know the outcome Author: Matthew Epsom Publisher: Gisborne Herald Date: 10JAN2021 We must already know what the New Zealand Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care will reveal about the Catholic Church in New Zealand. That’s because it has been said before, time and time
Catholics For Renewal Australia Title: Waiting with hope for Church renewal. Author: Catholics For Renewal Publisher: John Menadue Date: 20DEC2020 “We begin to die the day we don’t act on things that matter.” – Dr Martin Luther King Jnr As of 10 December 2020, 297 days remain before the Opening of the 1st Session of
McCarrick Report America Magazine Title: Deep Dive: The McCarrick Report and the popes it implicates Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Magazine Date: 10NOV2020 In a long awaited act of transparency, fulfilling a commitment from Pope Francis, the Vatican has today published a report based on a two-year internal investigationinto the career of former cardinal Theodore
Anderson Responds McCarrick Report Title: Virtual Press Event Today: Jeff Anderson Responds to the Release of the Vatican Report on Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Author: Trusha Goffe Publisher: Jeff Anderson & Associates Date: 10NOV2020 Virtual Press Conference Today @ 11am ET / 10am CT (St. Paul, MN) – Today over a live moderated virtual press
Child Protection Week 2020 Title: Putting Children First: Child Protection Week 2020 Author: Communications Office Publisher: Melbourne Catholic, Date: 02SEP2020 This year marks the 30th anniversary of Child Protection Week (6-12 September). The theme for 2020, ‘Putting Children First’, was chosen by the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) and underscores
Seal Confession Canon Law Title: Perth archbishop slams confession seal ‘slur’ Author: Marilyn Rodrigues Publisher: The Catholic Weekly Date: 19MAY2020 Minister’s comments called out as ‘virtue signalling’ Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has written a sharp rebuke to Western Australia’s Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk after she called on him to support forcing priests to