by Vladimir Rozanskij Kirill has also decided to intervene to resolve a sexual harassment scandal involving two young bishops. However, many accuse the patriarch of “abuse of power”, and of having waited for the pandemic crisis to operate a “settlement of accounts” within the hierarchy. Moscow (AsiaNews) – The pandemic in Russia seems to have […]
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Posted Tue 5 Oct 2021 at 11:21amTuesday 5 Oct 2021 at 11:21am, updated Tue 5 Oct 2021 at 11:33amTuesday 5 Oct 2021 at 11:33am Share this article An investigation into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church has found an estimated 216,000 children have been victims of abuse by the clergy since 1950. Key points: The report […]
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2021 Web Editor GENDER FOCUS with EMELDA MWITWACLAIMS of ‘sexual abuse’ of women in the Church by clergymen are not new. Oftentimes, stories are told about how some men of God, who, instead of promoting morality in society, have a tendency of sleeping around with women and girls in the Church.And in a […]
Read MoreThe Catholic Church in Germany, already struggling to cope with the sex abuse scandal, has been hit by revelations of theft, opaque accounting and extravagance. While the grassroots faithful are being forced to make cutbacks, some bishops enjoy the trappings of the church’s considerable hidden wealth. Von Anna Catherin Loll und Peter Wensierski 14.06.2010, 18.09 […]
Read MoreNew Orleans’s favorite team has acknowledged providing “minimal” public relations help to the local archdiocese as it handled revelations of sexual abuse by clergy—but an SI investigation found that the team’s aid was more extensive. Survivors, who feel betrayed by both institutions, want answers. Jenny Vrentas Jun 17, 2020 Kevin Bourgeois’s phone was ringing. It […]
Read MoreBishop Eddie Long announced to the 30,000 member mega church in Lithonia, Georgia, after making a numerous amount of headlines last week for the homosexual accusations brought against him — he will not step down from his leadership role as Pastor. This comes as a surprise to some, especially the four young men who have […]
Read MoreSouth Africa WARNING: Graphic content. Not for sensitive readers 27 December 2018 – 09:00 By Ntokozo Miya Pastor Penuel Mnguni is a controversial figure, famous for feeding his followers snakes and rats.Image: Image/Facebook/End Times Disciples Ministries The rise of unregulated charismatic churches in South Africa has resulted in people being exposed to preachers who often […]
Read MoreThe aim of the multi-million euro, three-year sweeping probe is to analyze the structural and systemic conditions that have facilitated abuse with the Protestant Church in Germany. A group of independent researchers on Thursday presented details of a new investigation into sexual abuse in the church and its related charities. The aim of the study is to […]
Read MoreSiladitya RayForbes StaffBusinessCovering breaking news and tech policy stories at Forbes. Topline Around 330,000 children have been sexually abused by members of the French Catholic church since 1950, including 216,000 by priests and clergy, an independent commission said Tuesday in a report that demonstrates that sexual exploitation of minors in the church was far more […]
Read MoreBy GRANT SCHULTENovember 4, 2021 Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson discusses the findings of a statewide Catholic church sex abuse investigation on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at a Nebraska Department of Justice office in Lincoln, Neb. The investigation identified 258 victims who made credible allegations of sexual abuse against 57 Catholic church officials in the […]
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