Ex-pontiff blames editorial ‘oversight’ for previous statement he was absent from 1980 meeting over suspected paedophile priest The former pope Benedict XVI has admitted providing false information to a German inquiry into clerical sexual abuse. Benedict, who resigned as the global leader of the Roman Catholic church in 2013, said on Monday that he had […]
Read MoreLeader of church in England and Wales refusing to resign despite damning IICSA report Pope Francis asked Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales, to stay in his post, despite a damning report that criticised his leadership and concluded that the church repeatedly prioritised its reputation over the welfare […]
Read MoreFormer Pope Benedict has apologized for giving false testimony during a child sexual abuse investigation. For many Catholics, the statement falls short; they’re bitterly disappointed and demand an admission of guilt. A perfect blue sky hangs over Aachen Cathedral. The crisp winter sunlight illuminates more than 12 centuries of church history, constructed on Charlemagne’s orders […]
Read MoreThe victims must be counselled and their forgiveness sought. The law of the land is sufficient for the guilty. Father Kuriakose Kuttuthara did not die in vain. Many are wondering how his death in Jalandhar on October 22 – whether it was murder or of natural causes – will impact the Catholic Church in India. This at […]
Read More‘We have lost faith in the Vatican’: Kerala nuns vow to protest till rape accused bishop is arrested
The nuns say they were forced to launch their protest last week after both the church elders and the police failed to act against Bishop Franco Mulakkal. A group of five nuns protesting in Kerala’s Kochi to press for the arrest of a bishop accused of raping a nun said on Tuesday they have lost faith in […]
Read MoreThe Syro Malabar Church in Kerala gave Rs 12 lakh to a former nun as settlement to ‘build a new life’. The nun had accused a priest of trying to sexually abuse her. A few months ago, Pope Francis appointed a British victim of sex abuse by Catholic priests to a special commission established to […]
Read MoreSex scandals, land scam, and charges of suppressing cases against priests. As Kerala Church, across denominations, fights the accusations, The Indian Express reports on what has brought it here and the debate within. On February 15, a 36-year-old employed in a private financial firm was collecting proofs to avoid paying excess tax. The management graduate, […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Poland’s Catholic Church admitted to failures amid a growing scandal about pedophilia among priests, but bishops took no specific action to punish wrongdoers, pending an investigation. The admission followed the release of a crowd-funded documentary film, “Tell No One,” that detailed how the church moved priests who abused children from parish to parish […]
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KOCHI, INDIA — After rigorous public charges of foul play and sabotage, Kerala’s High Court in Kochi Nov. 20 overruled a move to transfer the trial judge from the high-profile case against a bishop in the alleged rapes of a nun. Critics said the transfer of Judge G. Gopakumar, announced Nov. 12, would have stymied the […]
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