By Dennis Sadowski – Teresa Pitt Green and Luis Torres Jr. aren’t afraid to say they were sexually abused by priests. They want the church to know it especially, and wider society as well. They...
Much of the reporting surrounding Pope Francis’ “motu proprio,” on the pope’s own initiative, titled “Vos estis lux mundi” (“You are the light of the world”), has presented it as the final response to...
Mervyn Pollitt, Waterfall, KZN – As reported in an interview with Ricardo da Silva SJ on Spotlight.Africa, Sr Hermenegild Makoro CPS, general-secretary of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, called for action rather than...
Abuse / Church / Pope Francis / Vatican
by CNS · Published May 12, 2019 · Last modified May 13, 2019
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis’ new norms on protecting minors and strengthening accountability are the latest steps in driving home the message that the days of keeping abuse allegations covered up or ignored are...
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis has revised and clarified norms and procedures for holding bishops and religious superiors accountable in protecting minors as well as in protecting members of religious orders and seminarians from...
Abuse / Church / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published April 9, 2019 · Last modified April 6, 2019
Caine Stadler, Cape Town – Watching highlights from the Vatican summit on abuse, I cannot see how SACBC head Bishop Sithembele Sipuka can make the sweeping statement that the summit “will be a turning...
By Philippe Vaillancourt – A Canadian nun with a Ph.D. in clinical sexology said the sex abuse crisis in the church does not mean “the end of faith” but rather “the end of a...
By Beth Griffin – The clergy abuse crisis will not be over in our lifetime, particularly in countries where it is just being acknowledged, according to Jesuit Father Hans Zollner. However, a growing understanding of...
By Dennis Sadowski – Two management experts at a conference explored how organisational behaviour within the church may have contributed to the clerical sexual abuse crisis. During the daylong conference at The Catholic University of...
I don’t have much trust in high-level summits. I really don’t think much is done or achieved by calling an SADC summit or even a summit to deal with the sexual abuse crisis in...
Archbishop William Slattery of Pretoria has said that priests who abuse minors must be removed from the priesthood, and those who cover up their crimes must be “dealt with”. Noting that the Southern...
The Vatican summit on abuse “will be a turning point in the life of the Church — things will not be the same”, according to the president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference...
