Rome’s got a new bishop – no, not the pope, but cut from his cloth
- May 7, 2021
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Legionaries of Christ publish latest abuse report for the congregation
- Mar 23, 2021
On Monday, the scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ religious order published its latest report detailing what they have done and what they still need to do to repair the damage done and guarantee safe spaces for minors, from third-party investigations to mandatory formation seminars and revealing the names of priests found guilty of abuse.
Peru bishop wants excommunication for abuse scandals, not just defrocking
- Mar 25, 2019
Bishop Kay Schmalhausen of Ayaviri, Peru believes current punishments for both the crime of clerical sexual abuse (usually expulsion from the clerical state) and the cover-up are ineffective, and suggested harsher penalties including excommunication.
Cardinal Tobin reportedly declined to investigate McCarrick misconduct rumors
- Sep 2, 2018
Cardinal Joseph Tobin told a journalist Friday that he heard rumors shortly after his 2017 arrival in the Archdiocese of Newark about the sexual misconduct of Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. He said he did not investigate those rumors because he found them unbelievable.
Why the Vatican thought Law’s funeral Mass was the right thing to do
- Dec 22, 2017
Many Americans may question the Vatican’s decision to stage a funeral Mass for Cardinal Bernard Law on Thursday, but there are at least four reasons why they went ahead.
Senior Vatican figure says at Law’s funeral, ‘Even cardinals make mistakes’
- Dec 21, 2017
Before an unusually small congregation of mourners, a funeral Mass for Cardinal Bernard Law was celebrated behind the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday afternoon.
After murder of Maltese journalist, can Church lead push for reform?
- Oct 22, 2017
With a total population of just about 445,000 people, Malta is one of the world’s smallest sovereign nations, but both historically and today it’s punched well above its weight in Church affairs. In the wake of Monday’s shocking murder of an anti-corruption journalist, the Church there under Archbishop Charles Scicluna may be ideally positioned to inspire and sustain a serious push for reform.
Recent rector of a Legionaries of Christ-run seminary fathered two children
- Oct 8, 2017
Father Óscar Turrión, a member of the Legionaries of Christ and rector of a seminary, has confessed that he has fathered two children and now intends to leave the priesthood. In a letter of explanation and apology, Turrión wrote, “I ask forgiveness for my bad example and the negative witness I have given … As always, I ask, if possible more than ever, that you pray for me and remember me before the Lord.”
Ex-priest alleges Mexican cardinal didn’t report abuse
- Jun 4, 2017
Former priest, Alberto Athie, alleges that Cardinal Norberto Rivera, archbishop of Mexico City covered up at least 15 cases of priest sex abuse. Athie brought allegations of abuse in the late 90s against Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ who was eventually removed.
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