Rocio Figueroa Spiritual Abuse Title: Church must tackle underlying causes of abuse, expert says Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 24SEP2020 ROME – Peruvian theologian Rocio Figueroa says little is being done to target the spiritual abuse that allowed the clerical sex scandals to happen and is urging the Catholic Church to rethink its
Chilean Abuse Survivors Fear Title: Chilean abuse survivors fear COVID crisis will stop investigations into accused clergy Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 24SEP2020 SANTA FE, Argentina – Chilean abuse survivors allege that the government is using the COVID-19 pandemic to delay having to deal with South American country’s clerical abuse scandal. “The emails
Abuse Crisis Not Over Title: New podcast sends clear message: Abuse crisis isn’t over yet Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 18SEP2020 ROME – Karna Lozoya, the host of a new podcast documenting the clerical sexual abuse crisis in the United States, has said the message those behind it want to send is that
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
Seal Confession Abuse GreenLight Title: Vatican tells Australian Church that seal of confession not up for debate Author: Charles Collins Publisher: Crux Date: 05SEP2020 Although reaffirming the principle that the seal of confession can never be violated, the Vatican has told Church leaders in Australia that victims of sexual abuse should be encouraged to report
Freeing Virgin Mary Mafia Title: Pope calls for ‘freeing’ the Virgin Mary from the devotion of the Mafia Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 20AUG2020 In a letter to an anti-mafia task force, Pope Francis called on them to “free the figure of the Madonna from the influence of criminal organizations.”“I learned with pleasure
Francisco Jose Cox Huneeus Dies Title: Ex-archbishop in Chile dies before facing trial for sex abuse Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 14AUG2020 Francisco Jose Cox Huneeus, died age 87 in Chile, on Aug. 12, 2020. He died two years after being defrocked by Pope Francis. He faced several allegations of sexually abusing minors.
Pope Fighting Clerical Abuse Title: Pope says fighting clerical abuse fosters deeper respect for life Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 06AUG2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – Beyond the obvious reasons to fight clerical sexual abuse, above all the damage such abuse inflicts on victims, Pope Francis has added another argument: The effort to prevent abuse,
Latin Americans Clergy Abuse Title: Latin Americans press fight against clerical sexual abuse Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 03AUG2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – Public Mass might have stopped across much of the world during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but several aspects of the life of the Church have continued, including efforts to
Chile Church Abuse ‘Secretism’ Title: Survivors’ group in Chile condemns abuse ‘secretism’ of Catholic Church Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 31JUL2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – A little over two years after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a controversial Chilean bishop accused of covering up the sexual abuse of his mentor, a local network