The widely reported instances of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct of the clergy — two separate concepts civilly but equally against the canonical requirement of clerical obligatory celibacy in the Latin-rite priesthood — call...
Archbishop Stephen Brislin has emphasised that there must be “zero tolerance for the abuse of children by consecrated persons [and] for those who cover up the abuse of children by others”, and invited those who have been abused to come forward.
Abuse / Church / Editorials 2018
by Editor · Published September 16, 2018 · Last modified September 15, 2018
Some Church leaders still find it difficult to acknowledge that the greater scandal in the distressing history of clerical abuse is the cover-ups and failure of diligence among bishops, the Vatican and other...
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher Catholic News Service – A 350-page document leaked to German media and published Sept. 12 documents nearly 3,700 cases of alleged sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests, deacons and clergy...
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service – Members of Pope Francis’ international Council of Cardinals expressed “full solidarity” with him in the midst of questions about his handling of the clerical sexual abuse scandal...
Abuse / Church / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published September 13, 2018 · Last modified September 11, 2018
Roy Glover, Knysna– Wonderful, but it’s taken a courageous and intelligent woman, Dr Annemarie Paulin-Campbell of the Jesuit Institute, to say enough is enough regarding the Church’s sexual abuse crisis, and so it...
The revelations of details of past sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church and its potential cover up by bishops may not have been surprising. Nevertheless, they are very painful to hear. Some...
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service – The New York State Office of the Attorney General is the latest to announce that it is launching an investigation of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic Church...
A pair of open letters to Pope Francis asking him for answers to charges of cover-ups by him and others over abuse allegations against retired Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington were sponsored by...
Abuse / Church / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published September 10, 2018 · Last modified September 9, 2018
Paul Traynor, Benoni – Maybe it’s not good to write something when emotions are heightened. I have been considering addressing various issues spiritual, theological and religious over the past weeks and months. However, having...
Prelates in Germany and Austria have united to support Pope Francis in response to a former papal nuncio’s demand for his resignation. In Austria, Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna published a column in the...
A top official from the Vatican Secretariat of State acknowledged allegations made by a New York priest in 2000 concerning Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, according to a letter obtained by Catholic News Service. Father...
