Vatican Official Urges Reconsidering ‘Pontifical Secret’ in Abuse Cases
The Catholic Church should re-examine how “pontifical secret” is applied in clerical sex abuse cases so there is greater transparency...
Abuse
Irish Archbishop: Secrecy Must ‘Go out the Window’
When it comes to the abuse of children by members of the clergy, using secrecy to hide problems rather than...
Cardinal Cupich: New Structures to Ensure Bishops’ Accountability
The Catholic Church needs “new legal structures of accountability” for bishops accused of sexual abuse or of negligence in handling...
At the Summit: Bishops Must See Press as Allies, not Enemies
If they are truly serious about fighting clerical sex abuse, bishops must join forces with journalists and not view them...
African Women Religious: Church Credibility Ruined by Silent Hypocrisy
The hypocrisy of Catholic leaders who claimed to be guardians of morality yet remained silent about clerical sexual abuse has...
Pope, Bishops Look at What They Have done, Failed to do to Prevent Abuse
In an opulent Vatican room designed in the 16th century for papal meetings with kings, a cardinal read, “We confess...
Bishops at Summit Consider 21 Action Items to Handle, Prevent Abuse
Immediately after asking bishops and religious superiors to be concrete in confronting the clerical sexual abuse crisis and the need...
Fruits From a Summit?
This week’s Vatican abuse scandal summit, which ends on February 24, may be expected to produce big solutions to the...
At Summit, Survivors Expose ‘Cancer’ of Clergy Sex Abuse – Including African Voices
“Every time I refused to have sex with him, he would beat me,” an abuse survivor from Africa told Pope...
