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Australian archbishop convicted of sex abuse cover-up resigns
- Jul 30, 2018
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an Australian archbishop convicted of covering up the sexual abuse of children by a priest, after coming under mounting pressure from Australian priests and even the prime minister.
Former papal adviser says Francis needs to make sex abuse a priority
- Feb 22, 2018
“Pope Francis must make the protection of children a priority now,” said former member of the pontifical commission for the protection of minors and child psychiatrist Catherine Bonnet.
Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse
- Dec 23, 2017
Following the death of Cardinal Bernard Law, further scrutiny into clerical sexual abuses ensues.
Santa Fe prelate voices ‘sadness and shame’ over clerical sex abuse
- Oct 29, 2017
Archbishop John C. Wester published an op-ed piece in The Albuquerque Journal on Sunday expressing “sadness and shame over the betrayal of trust” by clergy “who were supposed to love and protect our children,” and for the suffering of abuse survivors. He also said a series of panel discussions scheduled from Nov. 7 to Jan. 31 at five parishes will “promote further transparency and healing.”
Canonist warns Church oversight of troubled lay groups has ‘no teeth’
- Aug 12, 2017
Through the years the Vatican has developed strong rules and regulations to fight sex abuse in the clergy, but two recent sex abuse scandals in Catholic lay associations show that in these cases the Church is still very slow to respond and that often local bishops fail to exercise the necessary monitoring.
German abuse report ‘shocking’ and not the end, Church expert says
- Jul 28, 2017
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a leading anti-abuse expert and a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, called a report documenting hundreds of cases of physical and sexual abuse at a German boys’ choir “shocking,” and warned that as the taboo lifts in other parts of the world, similar accounts are likely to keep emerging.
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