Mary Untier Of Knots Title: Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: Associated Press Date: 01JUN2021 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office
Pope Francis Anti-Corruption Decree Title: Pope’s anti-corruption decree for Vatican limits gifts to 40 euros Author: Philip Pullella Publisher: Reuters Date: 30APR2021 Pope Francis issued a new decree on Thursday mandating full economic disclosure and controls for Vatican managers, including cardinals, and stipulating that no one can accept personal gifts worth more than 40 euros
Catholic Opinion Frances Coleman Title: Can organized religion hold onto its members? Author: Frances Coleman Publisher: Advance Local Media Date: 30APR2021 Consider this headline from a few weeks ago: “U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time.” Here in the Bible Belt, the headline may be hard to believe, but allow me to present
Accountability Transparency Pontifical Secret Title: Legal lessons: Past abuse cases help train canon lawyers Author: Carol Glatz Publisher: The Catholic Spirit Date: 07APR2021 When Pope Francis abolished the “pontifical secret” covering the church’s judicial handling of cases of the sexual abuse of minors, it was hailed as a major step forward in promoting greater transparency
Vatican Clears Joseph Hart Title: Vatican clears retired US bishop of multiple abuse claims Author: Nicole Winfield & Colleen Slevin Publisher: The Associated Press Date: 26Jan2021 ROME (AP) — The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, rejecting lay experts’ determination that a half-dozen claims were
McCarrick Report Boniface Ramsey Title: McCarrick whistleblower: ‘At last, somebody was going to pay attention to what I had to say’ Author: Brian Fraga Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor Date: 13NOV2020 For more than 30 years, Father Boniface Ramsey tried to tell any Church leader who would listen about his concerns regarding former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s
Jeff Anderson Theodore McCarrick Title: Virtual Press Event Today: Jeff Anderson Discusses the Upcoming Vatican Report on Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Author: Trusha Goffe Publisher: Jeff Anderson and Associates, Date: 09NOV2020 Attorneys to Reveal & Discuss Decades of Church Officials’ Knowledge of McCarrick’s Sexual Misconduct and Reports Made to Officials Virtual Press Conference Today @ 2:00pm
Pontifical Secret Sexual Abuse Title: Pontifical Secrecy Rule Lifted in Clergy Sexual Abuse Cases Author: Feeney Law Firm Staff Publisher: Feeney Law Firm Date: 26OCT2020 In December of 2019 the Vatican issued an instruction called On the Confidentiality of Legal Proceedings which essentially removed the pontifical secrecy rule related to clergy sexual abuse or misconduct
Ordained By Predator White Title: Part Two of Chapter III Draft Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 22OCT2020 [Click HERE for Part One of Chapter III, and for links to Chapters I and II] What about the police? Can civil law enforcement solve the problem? An adult forcing a minor into