Bishops SHOULD not MUST Title: Vatican Tells Bishops to Report Sex Abuse to Police (but Doesn’t Require It) Author: Elisabetta Povoledo Publisher: New York Times Date: 06JUL2020 Advocates for abuse victims had long asked the Roman Catholic Church to make this change, but said the new guidance still gives bishops too much leeway. ROME —
Archbishop Giacomo Morandi Vademecum Title: Archbishop Morandi: “A manual to explain how to act when abuse is reported” Author: Andrea Tornielli Publisher: Vatican News Date: 16JUL2020 The Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith explains how a new guide for reports of abuse will help Bishops and Religious Superiors. Archbishop Morandi says the
Vatican Vademecum Clergy Abuse Title: Vatican issues guide for investigating priests accused of abuse Author: Christopher Lamb Publisher: The Tablet Date: 16JUL2020 The Vatican has issued a detailed guide for how Church leaders should handle allegations of abuse by clergy against children. The handbook, a Vademecum, sets out how bishops and religious superiors should investigate abuse, including the obligation to
Pope Francis Abuse Manual Title: Vatican publishes handbook for bishops and religious superiors to guide response to abuse allegations Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Media Date: 16JUL2020 In a major step forward in combating the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clergy in the Catholic Church, the Vatican has today published a “vademecum” or
Pope Directs Bishops Police Title: “Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police” Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: ABC News and Associated Press Date: 16JUL2020 VATICAN CITY — The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, in
Uncle Ted’s Social Network Title: Uncle Ted’s Social Network Author: Rod Dreher Publisher: The American Conservative Date: 15JUL2020 Anybody who knows much of anything about the US Catholic Church and the abuse scandal knows that former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was at the center of much of it. But until now, to my knowledge, no one has
Pray For Uncle Ted Title: ‘Pray for Your Poor Uncle,’ a Predatory Priest Told His Victims Author: Elizabeth Bruenig Publisher: NYTimes Date: 15JUL2020 As former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick became a powerful figure in the church, several boys from one family say he targeted them Rain fell in New York City four days before Christmas of
Tom Benson Saints Files Title: News outlets seek to unseal files on Saints owner Tom Benson Author: Jim Mustian Publisher: Crux Date: 15JUL2020 News outlets including The Associated Press headed to court Wednesday seeking to unseal court records involving the mental competency of billionaire Tom Benson when he rewrote his will to give his third
Newark Archdiocese Clergy Abuse Title: Nine new sex abuse suits filed against Newark Archdiocese include cleric not accused before Author: Abbott Koloff Publisher: North Jersey Date: 13JUL2020 Nine lawsuits filed against the Catholic Church on Monday include allegations of sex abuse against seven clerics — including two priests who worked for years after church officials
Catholic Billions Taxpayer Funds Title: U.S. Catholic Church Received Billions in Taxpayer Funds from Paycheck Protection Program Authors: Reese Dunklin and Michael Rezendes AP Publisher: Time via AP Date: 10JULY2020 (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus