Canadian Bishops Vos Estis Title: Canadian bishops unveil new system to report bishops for abuse, cover-up Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 08MAY2021 ROME – At a time when many are eager to see more implementation of Pope Francis’s recent norms for bishops’ accountability, the Canadian bishops have rolled out a new online reporting
Drop Supreme Court Appeal Title: Sex abuse survivor urges Catholic diocese to drop Supreme Court appeal at silent vigil Author: Omar Sachedina & Ben Cousins Publisher: CTV News Date: 15SEP2020 TORONTO — A woman who was sexually abused by a priest as a child has taken her decades-long legal fight with the Roman Catholic Church to
No Avoiding Victims’ Pain Title: Francis Campbell: There’s no avoiding the pain of victims Author: Francis Campbell Publisher: The Catholic Register Date: 12SEP2020 The scourge of Catholic priests sexually abusing innocent children is never far from mind in Nova Scotia. In the shadow of the recurring crisis, it is almost refreshing to hear a Church
Piecemeal protections Canada Commonweal Title: Piecemeal Protections The Canadian Church Struggles to Confront Sex Abuse Author: Michael W. Higgins Publication: Commonweal Date: 11FEB2020 It was early December of last year when I heard an extraordinary interview with a Canadian bishop on CBC Radio One, Canada’s premier English-speaking public broadcaster. Extraordinary, because it was thirty minutes long;