Source: The Washington Post By Editorial Board March 19 THE ALL-BUT-IMPREGNABLE wall of power and influence that for decades blocked victims of child sex abuse from seeking justice and compensation from […]
Source: The Guardian Philippe Barbarin was found guilty of not reporting child sexual abuse allegations Agencies Pope Francis receives Cardinal Philippe Barbarin in Vatican City on 18 March 2019. Photograph: […]
Source: NPR BY SYLVIA POGGIOLI In February, Pope Francis acknowledged a longstanding dirty secret in the Roman Catholic Church — the sexual abuse of nuns by priests. It’s an issue […]
Source: Associated Press By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA 1 of 3 Archbishop Wojciech Polak, right, the Roman Catholic primate of Poland, addresses the media during a news conference at the episcopate building […]
Source: Associated Press By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA 1 of 3 Archbishop Wojciech Polak, right, the Roman Catholic primate of Poland, addresses the media during a news conference at the episcopate building […]
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein and Sarah Pulliam Bailey The percent of U.S. Catholics who say the clergy sex abuse crisis has them questioning whether to leave the faith has […]
Source: The Economist IF PEOPLE in the eastern half of Europe were as devoted to their faith, and as convinced of God’s existence, as they tell pollsters, then one would […]
Source: The New York Times By Damien Cave and Livia Albeck-Ripka SYDNEY, Australia — Despite a series of sexual abuse scandals stretching back decades, Australia’s Roman Catholic Church displays a veneer of strength. […]
Source: Huffington Post By Alanna Vagianos Two cardinals said that the rampant sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is due to the “plague of the homosexual agenda” spreading through the denomination. “We turn to […]
Soul searching: Australia loses faith as sexual abuse cases mount Source: Reuters BALLARAT, Australia (Reuters) – Ballarat was the sort of regional Australian town where mothers with Irish surnames prayed […]
The most senior Catholic ever convicted of child sexual abuse, Australian Cardinal George Pell, jailed for 6 years https://t.co/aLwkmftWfj — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 13, 2019 Suggested reading by […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) Source: The Guardian It is a Guardian Editorial Some have accused him of […]
By Andrew Dickson White, the Founding President of the Cornell University [This is a chapter from the book A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom. Volume: […]
Source: The Guardian By Melissa Davey Despite saying he could not comment “too much” on the conviction of Cardinal George Pell for child sexual abuse, with the matter filed for appeal, the […]
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
This post collected by Rafiq Tschannen, a Swiss convert to Islam Source: The Local The Swiss Federal Statistics Office has just published new figures on the religion in the country. Here […]
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Cardinal George Pell has become the highest ranking Roman Catholic prelate to be convicted on charges of sexual abuse. FILE PHOTO: […]
Source: National Catholic Reporter by Joshua J. McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SWEDEN — Pope Francis has said he thinks the Roman Catholic church’s ban on priestly ordination for women will […]
Source: BBC News They were sex abuse allegations that rocked the Catholic Church and generated enormous interest – only for the case to vanish suddenly from public view for nine […]
Source: Religion News Service BY Jack Jenkinsjackmjenkins VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On a day packed with emotion and unusually direct criticism of the Catholic Church hierarchy, victims of church abuse […]
