Cardinal Marx surprised by pope’s decision to not accept his resignation
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said that following Pope Francis’ refusal to accept his resignation, he would “not simply return to business as usual” because it would not...
Category: Abuse
Pope Denies Cardinal’s Request To Resign; Agrees ‘We Have Sinned’
By Cindy Wooden – Agreeing with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an “ostrich policy” in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis,...
New Church Laws: What They Mean for Safeguarding
By Carol Glatz – The new series of laws and provisions set out in the revised section on crimes and penalties in the Code of Canon Law...
Citing Systemic Failures in Handling Abuse, Cardinal Reinhard Marx Tenders Resignation
By Cindy Wooden – German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, 67, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept...
Pope Orders Visitation of Archdiocese of Cologne
Pope Francis has ordered an apostolic visitation “to obtain a comprehensive picture of the complex pastoral situation” in the Archdiocese of Cologne and to investigate how accusations...
Pope: The old habit of covering up abuse must stop everywhere
By Carol Glatz – Abuse against a minor is a kind of “psychological murder” that can destroy the victim’s childhood, Pope Francis told an Italian association active...
Last Court of Appeal Clears French cardinal of Failing to Report Abuse
A French cardinal has been definitively cleared of charges of failing to report sexual abuse by clergy and has been indemnified from further lawsuits. The Court of...
German Archbishop, Bishop Offer Resignations in Wake of Abuse Report
Hamburg Archbishop Stefan Hesse has offered his resignation to Pope Francis in the wake of a report on the Cologne Archdiocese’s handling of abuse cases. “In order...
Cardinal Woelki refuses to resign, says church law must be changed
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, 64, said he won’t resign following the publication of the report on the handling of clerical sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Cologne....
Second Abuse Report exonerates Cologne cardinal, incriminates Hamburg archbishop
A much-anticipated report on the handling of abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Cologne exonerates Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki but incriminates Hamburg Archbishop Stefan Hesse and Cologne...
US Parish Holds its Archdiocese to Ransom
The parish of St Sabina in Chicago announced on Sunday that it would withhold its monthly contributions to the archdiocese until an abuse investigation into its longtime...
Vatican: Guilt Can’t be Proven Against Retired Wyoming Bishop
The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith exonerated retired Bishop Joseph H. Hart of Cheyenne of seven accusations of sexual abuse of minors and determined...
