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Seattle archbishop is stonewalling push for more transparency of church sex-abuse cases, group contends

Archbishop Paul Etienne Stonewalling Title: Seattle archbishop is stonewalling push for more transparency of church sex-abuse cases, group contends Author: Lewis Kamb Publisher: Seattle Times Date: 02JAN2021 Their ranks include ex-federal prosecutors, a retired judge, a one-time assistant police chief, even a former priest. But a group of prominent Catholics say they still can’t get

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‘McCarrick Report’ could be ‘black-eye’ for Church, Cardinal Dolan says

Catholic Church Black Eye Title: ‘McCarrick Report’ could be ‘black-eye’ for Church, Cardinal Dolan says Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date: 05NOV2020 The Archbishop of New York said Thursday that a long-awaited Vatican report on the career of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick could be a “black eye” for the Church. The report

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Why is Australia’s Cardinal Pell returning to Rome?

Vatican Pall of Pell Title: Why is Australia’s Cardinal Pell returning to Rome? Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Media Date: 29SEP2020 Cardinal George Pell returns to the Vatican on Sept. 30 and is likely to remain there at least until June 8, when he turns 80. His long-term plan, however, is to return to Sydney,

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For Australia, child protection outweighs religious freedom, ambassador says

ChildProtection Outweighs Religious Freedom Title: For Australia, child protection outweighs religious freedom, ambassador says Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 11SEP2020 ROME – Australia’s new ambassador to the Holy See has said that when it comes to nuanced issues such as religious freedom in the country’s fight for child protection, her government’s evaluation would

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Institutional Integrity Interview + Gulag Dispatch Compendium

Mark White Institutional Integrity Title: Institutional Integrity Interview + Gulag Dispatch Compendium Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 28AUG2020 Dispatches from the Ecclesiastical Gulag #1 attempts to make sense of my “offenses” under Church law (May 15, 2020) #2 considers the Roman tribunal that will consider the case and asks for

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Opinion

Is Archbishop Viganò’s Rejection of the Second Vatican Council Promoting Schism?

Archbishop Viganò Promoting Schism? Title: Is Archbishop Viganò’s Rejection of the Second Vatican Council Promoting Schism? Author: Father Raymond J. de Souza Publisher: National Catholic Register Date: 28AUG2020 COMMENTARY: In his latest ‘testimony,’ the former nuncio holds a position contrary to the Catholic faith on the authority of ecumenical councils. Two years after his incendiary

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Opinion

Editorial: It’s past time for Vatican report on McCarrick’s shameful rise

Time Vatican McCarrick Report Title: Editorial: It’s past time for Vatican report on McCarrick’s shameful rise Author: NCR Editorial Staff Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCR) Date: 11AUG2020 As we publish this, it has been one year, 10 months, and six days since Pope Francis ordered a report on the Vatican’s documentation about how Theodore McCarrick

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New York extends window for abuse lawsuits

New York Window Abuse Title: New York extends window for abuse lawsuits Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 03AUG2020 CNA Staff, Aug 3, 2020 / 03:30 pm MT (CNA).- New York on Monday extended the window in the statute of limitations for people sexually abused as children to file lawsuits against the perpetrators.On

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Camden’s Roman Catholic diocese suspends payments to clergy abuse victims, citing COVID-19 financial stress

Camden COVID19 Clergy Abuse Title: Camden’s Roman Catholic diocese suspends payments to clergy abuse victims, citing COVID-19 financial stress Author: Jeremy Roebuck Publisher: The Philadelphia Inquirer Date:  31JUL2020 Citing financial losses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden said Friday that it would halt payments from a clergy sex-abuse victim fund

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