Leader of church in England and Wales refusing to resign despite damning IICSA report The report says Cardinal Vincent Nichols did not ‘demonstrate compassion towards victims in the recent cases which we examined’. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PAOwen Bowcott and Harriet SherwoodTue 10 Nov 2020 16.49 GMT First published on Tue 10 Nov 2020 12.00 GMT Pope […]
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Remorse is not enough. Only reform can fix a broken institution. By Megan Gibson In 2019, over the course of a chilly February weekend, the Catholic Church seemed as though it was on the verge of a reckoning. For four days, Pope Francis convened a gathering of bishops in Vatican City for the Church’s first […]
Read MoreRead in French / Lire en français What is the issue? Children have long suffered systemic sexual abuse within religious institutions all over the world — a centuries-old problem shrouded in secrecy, cover-ups, and a lack of accountability. The Catholic Church is one such institution which, in 2014, came under international scrutiny. The Holy See, […]
Read MoreReuters Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com MADRID, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Spain’s Catholic Church is to open an investigation into alleged sex abuse of hundreds of children by members of the clergy dating back 80 years that the newspaper El Pais has uncovered, the daily said on Sunday. The investigation will look […]
Read MoreScandals over clerical abuse of minors have left the institution poorer and less influential By Dec. 13, 2021 8:00 am ET PrintText155 ROME—From when the Catholic Church’s sex-abuse crisis erupted in 2002 until his death more than three years later, St. John Paul II never met with a victim of clerical sexual abuse. In contrast, […]
Read MoreAnd why revelations are still emerging today. By Tara Isabella Burton@NotoriousTIBtara.burton@vox.com Sep 4, 2018, 7:10am EDT His story was one of thousands. “It happened in the wee hours of the morning,” a Pennsylvania man wrote in a letter to the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 2008, describing the moment he tried to take his own life. […]
Read MorePortugal By Euronews • Updated: 03/12/2021 A priest wearing a face mask waits for Patriarch Manuel Clemente (L) before celebrating the first Sunday mass at Lisbon Cathedral on May 31, 2020. – Copyright PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP Portugal is going forward with a commission to investigate possible cases of child sex abuse within the Catholic Church, as […]
Read MoreThe Roman Catholic Church is a major offender in the nationwide scandal of child sex abuse. Abusive priests misused their authority to sexually abuse children. High-ranking church officials often covered up these horrific incidents. In some cases, these cover-ups perpetuated the cycle of abuse in other parishes and dioceses. Were You Abused by a Catholic […]
Read MoreYet another set of high-profile pastors are leaving scandalized megachurch Hillsong under unclear circumstances. Reed Bogard, 38, and his wife, Jess Bogard, 35, the lead pastors of the Australia-based institution’s Dallas branch, are stepping away from the once-celebrity-beloved international worship chain after over a decade of employment there. “Hey church, hope you’re doing well,” Reed says in a cutaway clip included […]
Read MoreBy Sarah Einselen The pastor of an independent Baptist church in Illinois has resigned amid mounting allegations of sexual abuse occurring on his watch. Rev. Paul Kingsbury resigned from North Love Baptist Church in Rockford, Illinois, Northern Public Radio reported, quoting a video announcement the church initially posted to its Facebook page. The video has since been […]
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