Fermanagh Nial Fulton Revelation Title: ‘We wanted to do something that no-one had ever done before’ Author: Rodney Edwards Publisher: The Impartial Reporter Date: 03JUN2020 A Fermanagh born producer’s defining three-part documentary investigation into child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Australia has shone a spotlight on a very dark part of life on the
Confidential Report Church Governance Title: Australian bishops’ report advocates major changes to church governance Author: Joshua J. McElwee Publisher: NCR Online Date: 03JUN2020 A new report commissioned by Australia’s bishops and religious orders recommends a series of radical changes to the way the Catholic Church operates across the country, tackling issues as far-ranging as women’s
Confidential Light Southern Cross Title: JOHN MENADUE. The Light From the Southern Cross.A Report on Catholic Church Governance Author: John Menadue Publisher: John Menadue—Pearls & Irritations Date: 02JUN2020 This confidential 208 page Report ‘promoting Co-Responsible Governance in the Catholic Church in Australia’ was commissioned by the Australian Catholic Bishops and Religious Superiors to review the
Sleeman Sues Melbourne Archdiocese Title: Catholic Church to be sued by ex school principal who complained about paedophile priest Presenter: Samantha Donovan Publisher: ABC Radio News and Current Affairs Date: 01JUN2020 Download Catholic Church to be sued by ex school principal who complained about paedophile priest (2.29 MB) Download 2.29 MB A former Catholic school
Law Institute Victoria Pell Title: Inside stories: Lawyers on the trials of the Pell case Author: Karin Derkley Publisher: Law Institute Victoria website Date: 01JUN2020 In a sexual abuse case that has polarised opinion, for the solicitors working on both sides it has been business as usual. When the High Court announced on 7 April that
Reporting Abuse Church Blindspot Title: Reporting abuse — the church’s blind spot Authors: Gregory Love & Kimberlee Norris Publisher: Church Executive website Date: 28MAY2020 When in doubt, REPORT. If every allegation of child sexual abuse was simply reported by church leaders to appropriate authorities, the resulting positive impact would be immeasurable. Survivors of abuse would
Vatican Zero Tolerance Ambivalence Title: Explaining the Vatican’s lingering ambivalence on “zero tolerance” Author: John L Allen Jr. Publisher: Crux Date: 31MAY2020 Anne Barrett Doyle, co-founder of the online research database BishopAccountability.org, holds a picture of Buenos Aires Archbishop Mario Poli, right, next to Peter Isely, member of the organization called Ending Clergy Abuse, holding a
Bishop O’Collins He Knew Title: My childhood church is being given away for free. What bittersweet memories it holds. Author: Barb Kelly Publisher: ABC News Date: 31MAY2020 Barb Kelly, third from right, at her confirmation in 1961 which was presided over by Bishop James O’Collins who concealed the crimes of serial child sexual abusers in
Sleeman Catholic Evil Searson Title: Former principal who warned of dangerous priest to sue Catholic church Author: Adam Cooper Publisher: The Sydney Morning Herald Date: 29MAY2020 If not for a principal’s principles, Graeme Sleeman could have avoided 25 years of emotional and financial hardship. “That’s the thing that sticks in my neck the most,” the