Churches Defend Clergy Loophole Title: Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting Authors: Jason Dearen & Michael Rezendes Publisher: Associated Press Date: 28SEP2022 It was a frigid Sunday evening at the Catholic Newman Center in Salt Lake City when the priest warned parishioners who had gathered after Mass that their right to private
Francis Sullivan Cover Up Title: The cover up culture in the Church on child sexual abuse had had “an insidious effect”. Author: Sarah MacDonald Publisher: The Tablet Date: 17FEB2022 The former chief executive of the Catholic Church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council which oversaw the Church’s response to Australia’s Royal Commission into child sexual abuse
Mandatory Reporting Includes Confessional Title: Catholic priests in France ‘must report abuse allegations heard in confession’ Author: Angelique Chrisafis Publisher: The Guardian Date: 12OCT2021 Catholic priests must report all child sexual abuse allegations to police, including if they hear about it in the secrecy of the confession box, the French interior minister has said after
Defrocked cardinal Theodore McCarrick Title: Defrocked cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teenager in 1970s Author: Shelley Murphy Publisher: The Boston Globe Date: 29JUL2021 Defrocked former cardinal Theodore McCarrick was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception at Wellesley College in the 1970s, making him the highest-ranking Roman Catholic
Canon Law Crime Punishment Title: Vatican tells bishops to get serious on crime and punishment Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 02JUN2021 ROME – On Tuesday the Vatican published a long-awaited revision of Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, unveiling a brand-new penal system including a handful of new crimes and making
Wyoming Bishop Joseph Hart Title: Vatican clears former Kansas City priest of sex abuse claims, infuriating victims Author: Judy L. Thomas Video: Jill Toyoshiba Publisher: The Kansas City Star Date: 25Jan2021 Play Video https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article220286275.html ‘I couldn’t imagine that a man that I loved this much could do something so evil’ Susie McClernon is still dealing
Priests Will Break Law Title: Queensland Bishop Michael McCarthy says priests will not break seal of confession to report sex abuse, despite new law Authors: Jemima Burt and Paul Culliver Publisher: ABC News Date: 12SEP2020 A Queensland bishop says priests in his diocese will not break the “seal of confession” and report known or suspected cases of
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
Holy See clericalist obstinance Title: Holy See response to Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission: another example of clericalist obstinance Author: Des Cahill and Peter Wilkinson Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 10SEP2020 It is almost three years since the Royal Commission inquiring into child sexual abuse recommended that the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Queensland to jail priests Title: Queensland passes law to jail priests for not reporting confessions of child sexual abuse Author: Allyson Horn Publisher: ABC News Date: 08SEP2020 Priests in Queensland will now be compelled to break the seal of confession to report child sexual abuse or face three years in jail. Key points: The law