Amid new sex abuse scandal, O’Malley issues warning to church
Source: Boston Globe By Martin Finucane and Danny McDonald Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley said Tuesday he was “deeply troubled” by the allegations of sexual abuse by one of the […]
Chilean prosecutors probing 36 claims of Catholic Church sex abuse
Source: Reuters BY Aislinn Laing, Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) – The Chilean civil authorities are investigating 36 accusations of sexual abuse against bishops, clerics and lay workers in the Roman Catholic […]
Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse will force pope’s hand
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Revelations that one of the most respected U.S. cardinals allegedly sexually abused both boys and adult seminarians have raised questions […]
Chile bishop resists giving abuse report to prosecutors
Source : Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The head of the Chilean Roman Catholic Church’s abuse prevention committee says he will not deliver a report on sex abuse committed […]
Malcolm Turnbull says pope must sack disgraced Australian archbishop Philip Wilson
Source: The Guardian BY Amy Remeikisand Paul Karp Malcolm Turnbull has called on the pope to step in and sack Philip Wilson, after the Adelaide archbishop said he would not step down […]
Southern Baptist officials knew of sexual abuse allegations 11 years before leader’s arrest
Source: Star-Telegram BY SARAH SMITH The missionary arm of the Southern Baptist Convention knew about allegations against Southern Baptist leader Mark Aderholt more than 10 years before he was arrested July […]
He Preyed on Men Who Wanted to Be Priests. Then He Became a Cardinal.
Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein and Sharon Otterman As a young man studying to be a priest in the 1980s, Robert Ciolek was flattered when his brilliant, charismatic bishop in […]
Australian Archbishop Sentenced To 1 Year For Covering Up Child Sexual Abuse
Source: Huffington Post By Alanna Vagianos Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson was sentenced to 12 months in detention on Tuesday after being convicted in May of covering up a priest’s sexual […]
Chilean police make first arrest in church abuse scandal
Source: Reuters By Fabian Cambero, Aislinn Laing (Reuters) – Chilean police have arrested a former Roman Catholic Church official after he confessed earlier this year to sexually abusing at least five […]
The ‘King’ of Shambhala Buddhism Is Undone by Abuse Report
Source: The New York Times By Andy Newman In a shrine on the sixth floor of a Manhattan office building, a photo of a man in golden robes hangs above an […]
India Christian priest arrested over rape charge
Source: BBC News One of four Indian priests charged with allegedly raping a woman has handed himself in for police questioning in the southern state of Kerala. The Kerala high […]
Buddhist leader facing sexual misconduct allegations is ‘embarrassed and thoroughly apologetic’
Source: The Star Halifax By Brett Bundale HALIFAX—International Buddhist leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is apologizing for the “pain, confusion and anger” sweeping through the Shambhala community amid sexual misconduct allegations […]
Australian Archbishop Sentenced To Home Detention For Sex Abuse Cover-Up
Source: NPR A Roman Catholic archbishop in Australia convicted of covering up child sex abuse by a fellow priest that occurred more than four decades ago, has been sentenced to […]
Vatican City still has no policy to fight clergy sex abuse
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has taken measures to address a spiraling sex abuse scandal in Chile, but he hasn’t moved on a […]
Pope replaces Australian prelate who opposes sex abuse norm
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Melbourne’s archbishop, who said he’d prefer jail to telling civil authorities about any sex abuse of […]
#MeToo Has Implicated 414 High-Profile Executives and Employees in 18 Months
Source: Time By JEFF GREEN / BLOOMBERG June 25, 2018 At least 414 high-profile executives and employees across fields and industries have been outed by the #MeToo Movement in 18 months, […]
Church of England’s 2010 abuse inquiry was ‘flawed’ and ‘failed’
Source: BBC News By Donna Birrell & Alex Strangwayes-Booth & Steve Swann The Church of England “botched” its investigation into alleged cases of abuse, a report’s author has said. Sir […]
Vatican promises to hear more abuse complaints in Chile
Source: Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A papal envoy looking into clerical sexual abuse is leaving Chile, but he says the Vatican will continue collecting testimony from people who […]
Jail urged for Archbishop Philip Wilson despite poor health
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald By Sam Rigney The only way to send a clear message to powerful religious organisations about institutional concealment of child sexual abuse is to send […]
South Australia Catholic church to ignore law on reporting confessions of abuse
Source: The Guardian Adelaide’s acting archbishop says confessional is sacred and its nature can’t be changed Australian Associated Press Bishop Greg O’Kelly, acting archbishop of Adelaide, told ABC radio confession […]