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News

‘Cardinal Keith O’Brien was like God to me. Then he tried to seduce me’: the whistleblower’s tale

Cardinal Keith O’Brien Whistleblower Title: ‘Cardinal Keith O’Brien was like God to me. Then he tried to seduce me’: the whistleblower’s tale Author: Catherine Deveney Publisher: The Guardian Date: 05SEP2021 As disgraced 91-year-old cardinal Theodore McCarrick stood in an American court last week, charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a minor,

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September 6, 2021 No Comments
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News

‘I thought God had presented this guy’: 20 years after reporting clergy abuse to the University, a Notre Dame survivor shares his story

Mark Fuller Notre Dame Title: ‘I thought God had presented this guy’: 20 years after reporting clergy abuse to the University, a Notre Dame survivor shares his story Authors: Natalie Weber and Mary Steurer Publisher: The Observer Date: 03JUL2020 Mark Fuller, class of 1977, came forward with his experience of priest abuse in 2002. Notre Dame

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July 4, 2020 No Comments
Madonnina
Opinion

Why, in God’s name, is the Catholic Church getting JobKeeper?

Why JobKeeper Catholic Church? Title: Why, in God’s name, is the Catholic Church getting JobKeeper? Author: Michael Bradley Publisher: Crikey Date: 19JUN2020 The Catholic Church has an asset base estimated to be worth more than $30 billion in Australia alone. Even if it’s legal for them to access JobKeeper, how is it ethical? I do occasionally

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June 19, 2020 No Comments
Opinion

The ACT has made a historic decision. What about survivors elsewhere?

ACT Stand Up For Survivors Title: The ACT has made a historic decision. What about survivors elsewhere? Author: Louise Milligan Publisher: ABC News Date: 31Oct2025 “I think it’s a good day, but let me put it this way: if this was a trench in Ukraine, we’ve put a foot forward in the right direction, but we’ve

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November 1, 2025 No Comments
Pontifical Secret The Biggest wart of all
Opinion

A Pending Element of Tackling The Abuse Crisis: Transparency

Transparency Twin Sibling of Silence Title: A Pending Element of Tackling The Abuse Crisis: Transparency Author: Paulina Guzik Publisher: OSVNews Date: 15JUN2025 (OSV News) — While much was done during Pope Francis’ pontificate to tackle the global abuse crisis — a crisis moving at differing speeds in the church, depending on the country — one significant

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June 16, 2025 No Comments
Madonnina
Vatican

A CALL TO PRAYER FOR THE CARDINALS OF THE CHURCH: FOR SAFEGUARDING, HEALING, JUSTICE, AND RENEWAL

Safeguarding, Healing, Justice, Renewal Title: A CALL TO PRAYER FOR THE CARDINALS OF THE CHURCH: FOR SAFEGUARDING, HEALING, JUSTICE, AND RENEWAL Author: Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) Publisher: tutelaminorum.org Date: 05MAY2025 As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome ahead of the Conclave to elect the next Pope, the Pontifical Commission for

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May 6, 2025 No Comments
News

Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale dies at 90, survivors urged to seek help

Paedophile Priest Gerald Ridsdale Dies Title: Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale dies at 90, survivors urged to seek help Author: Laura Mayers Publisher: ABC News Date: 18FEB2025 For decades Gerald Ridsdale, draped in flowing white vestments, stood before countless Catholic congregations preaching about good and evil, the innocence of children, and a merciful god. But on

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February 18, 2025 No Comments
Book Review

A History of Modern Catholicism Puts Sex Abuse Front and Center

Jesus Wept Philip Shenon Title: A History of Modern Catholicism Puts Sex Abuse Front and Center Author: Mary Jo McConahay Publisher: The New York Times Date: 15FEB2025 Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and the ideological battles that followed the Second

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February 15, 2025 No Comments
Madonnina
Opinion

Theologian: New Zealand Catholic bishops bungle response to clergy abuse

New Zealand Catholic Bishops  Title: Theologian: New Zealand Catholic bishops bungle response to clergy abuse Author: Christopher Longhurst Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 20DEC2024 Earlier this year, New Zealand’s Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care found that “Catholic Church leaders have not been accountable or transparent to their congregations and the broader community

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December 21, 2024 No Comments