Month: October 2021

Madonnina
Opinion

French Catholic Church sexual abuse: The devil lives in holy place

French Catholic Church Abuse Title: French Catholic Church sexual abuse: The devil lives in holy place Author: Xin Ping Publisher: Global Times China Date: 21OCT2021 Perpetrators cannot live with the truth; victims cannot live without it.A recently released 2,500-page report from an independent Commission on Sexual Abuse led by Jean-Marc Sauvé revealed that since 1950,

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Madonnina
News

France’s top bishop acknowledges that law takes precedence over confession secrecy

Secrecy of the Confession Title: France’s top bishop acknowledges that law takes precedence over confession secrecy Author: Reuters Staff (Reporting by Matthieu Protard; Editing by Giles Elgood) Publisher:  Reuters via Yahoo Date: 13OCT2021 PARIS (Reuters) – France’s top bishop said on Tuesday that the secrecy of the confession should not take precedence over French laws

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News

Catholic priests in France ‘must report abuse allegations heard in confession’

Mandatory Reporting Includes Confessional Title: Catholic priests in France ‘must report abuse allegations heard in confession’ Author: Angelique Chrisafis Publisher: The Guardian Date: 12OCT2021 Catholic priests must report all child sexual abuse allegations to police, including if they hear about it in the secrecy of the confession box, the French interior minister has said after

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News

Pope ‘shamed’ by church’s failures over child abuse in France

Church Abuse Shames Pope Title: Pope ‘shamed’ by church’s failures over child abuse in France Author: Angela Giuffrida Publisher: The Guardian Date: 06OCT2021 Pope Francis has said he is “shamed” by the Catholic church’s failure to deal with paedophile priests in France, as one of his closest advisers pushed for an inquiry into the sexual

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