A Truth Commission Is Needed
Some Church leaders still find it difficult to acknowledge that the greater scandal in the distressing history of clerical...
Abuse
German Report Shows 3,700 Cases of Abuse of Minors in 68 Years
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher Catholic News Service – A 350-page document leaked to German media and published Sept. 12 documents nearly...
Council of Cardinals Expresses ‘Full Solidarity’ with Pope
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service – Members of Pope Francis’ international Council of Cardinals expressed “full solidarity” with him...
Enough is Indeed Enough
Roy Glover, Knysna– Wonderful, but it’s taken a courageous and intelligent woman, Dr Annemarie Paulin-Campbell of the Jesuit Institute,...
Healing the Church Starts with Making Reparations for Sins
The revelations of details of past sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church and its potential cover up by...
New York latest to Launch Probe of Church Sex Abuse Records
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service – The New York State Office of the Attorney General is the latest to announce...
Companion Letters ask Pope for Answers on Abuse Crisis
A pair of open letters to Pope Francis asking him for answers to charges of cover-ups by him and others...
Church in Freefall: Where to Begin?
Paul Traynor, Benoni – Maybe it’s not good to write something when emotions are heightened. I have been considering addressing...
Prelates in Austria, Germany Offer Support to Pope Francis
Prelates in Germany and Austria have united to support Pope Francis in response to a former papal nuncio’s demand for...
