Month: May 2020

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Child Abuse Royal Commission

Case Study 28: Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat

George Pell Royal Commission Title: Case Study 28: Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat For more information visit: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-studies/case-study-28-catholic-church-authorities-ballarat

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Child Abuse Royal Commission

Royal commission’s Pell findings in days

Porter Pell Royal Commission Title: Royal commission’s Pell findings in days Author: AAP Publisher: 9News Date: 05MAY2020 A royal commission’s findings about Cardinal George Pell’s knowledge of historical child sexual abuse complaints will be released within days. Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter says he has been advised that the two Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to

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Popes

In new biography, Pope Benedict says world threatened by humanism

Pope Benedict XVI Seewald Title: In new biography, Pope Benedict says world threatened by humanism Publisher: Catholic News Service Date: 04MAY2020 MUNICH (CNS) — In a newly published biography, Retired Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church is threatened by a “worldwide dictatorship of seemingly humanist ideologies.” He cited same-sex marriage, abortion and the “creation

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News

Dispute between Father Mark White of Martinsville and Bishop of Richmond Barry Knestout will be decided by a Catholic court

White Knestout McCarrick Catholic Title: Dispute between Father Mark White of Martinsville and Bishop of Richmond Barry Knestout will be decided by a Catholic court Author: Bill Wyatt Publisher: Martinsville Bulletin Date: 03May2020 The boiling dispute between a Martinsville priest and a Richmond bishop could wind up spilling over the doorstep of the Vatican in

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Blog

Pell-mell and reform paths in Catholic media

Menadue Pell Plenary Council Title: Pell-mell and reform paths in Catholic media Author: Peter Donnan Publisher: John Menadue Pearls and Irritations blog Date: 04MAY2020 What type of underlying values were revealed by the Australian media, particularly Catholic media, in their reporting of Cardinal Pell’s successful appeal to the High Court? Clearly the case was polarising

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George Pell

Cardinal Pell’s release stokes concerns about Australia’s plenary council

Plenary Council George Pell Title: Cardinal Pell’s release stokes concerns about Australia’s plenary council Author: Joshua J. McElwee Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Online Date: 01MAY2020 A number of influential Catholic figures across Australia are expressing concern that the divisive atmosphere stoked by the recent quashing of Cardinal George Pell’s sexual abuse convictions could frustrate hopes

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George Pell

The interview that exposed Pell’s lie

George Pell Lie 60Mins Title: The interview that exposed Pell’s lie Author: Gavin Fernando Publisher: The Chronicle Date: 14MAR2019 WARNING: Graphic. If it wasn’t for this unearthed TV interview, George Pell might have been viewed with a bit more credibility. Pell was yesterday sentenced to six years’ imprisonment – with a non-parole period of three

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