Pope Francis complicated legacy Title: Pope Francis promised ‘decisive action’ on sexual abuse, but critics say his legacy is complicated Author: Michelle Rimmer Publisher: ABC News Date: 23APR2025 When Pope Francis took on the challenge of leading the Catholic Church into a new era in 2013, he said that cleaning up a global sexual abuse
Zero Tolerance False Francis Title: Pope Francis and zero tolerance of child sexual abuse Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 14FEB2025 Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has publicly claimed eight times that the Catholic Church practises “zero tolerance” towards child sexual abuse by clergy. At worst, this is
Corrs Chambers Westgarth Title: Law Firm Ends Relationship with Catholic Church Author: Sonia Hickey Publisher: Sydney Criminal Lawyers Date: 26JUL2022 A Melbourne-based law firm which employs around 900 lawyers including 145 partners says it will end its relationship with the Catholic Church, after 50 years of representing the organisation in the context of claims of
Christian pastor Bob Cotton Title: Christian pastor Bob Cotton’s call to increase penalties for covering up child sex abuse Author: Sage Swinton Publisher: Newcastle Herald Date: 06FEB2021 When Maitland Pastor Bob Cotton’s hard-fought push to increase penalties for concealing child sex abuse became a reality, he thought things would change. He thought the NSW government
NZ Loud Fence Movement Title: Napier church fence tied with ribbons to raise awareness of child sexual abuse Author: Shannon Johnstone Publisher: Hawke’s Bay Today Date: 26OCT2020 A tide of ribbons will be a permanent fixture on the St Patrick’s Church Napier fence as part of the Loud Fence movement. The Loud Fence movement began
Paedophile Brother Stephen Farrell Title: Paedophile Offender: Brother Stephen Farrell Publisher: Kelso Lawyers website Date: 20MAY2020 n the 1970s, St Alipius Primary School in Ballarat was a “nest of paedophiles”. The school had some of Victoria’s most prolific paedophiles on their staff. Former Brother Edward Dowlan (now Ted Bales) and the school principal, Brother Robert
RCIIRTCSA George Pell Koffels Title: The Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse: Why we need to know the whole truth. Publisher: Koffels Date: 05MAY2020 Since the release of George Pell subsequent to the quashing of his conviction for abuse of a child, the next step would seem to be the release of further testimony
Pope Francis Canon Law Author: Joolsmagools® Publication: Change Org website Date: 21DEC2019 Jools Magools® started this petition to Pope Francis (Pontifex) and 2 others Pope Francis please plug Canon Laws. Sexual abuse and cover ups are crimes. Please mandate ALL abuse is to be reported to civil authorities. Please dismiss from the clerical state perpetrators of sexual abuse crimes and
Author: Kieran Tapsell Publication: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations blog Date: 20DEC2019 On 17 December 2019, Pope Francis abolished “Pontifical Secret” in a document entitled Instruction on the Confidentiality of Legal Proceedings. Archbishop Scicluna, who has been at the forefront of reforms, is reported to have said: “local dioceses and religious congregations have the
About Pontifical Secret OPEN LETTER TO POPE LEO XIV Your Holiness Pope Leo XIV, I write to you not as a theologian or canon lawyer, but as a voice for victims, for truth — and for countless children silenced by the Catholic Church’s misuse of secrecy, power, and privilege. For decades, the Vatican has protected