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
Potiphar’s Wife 2nd Edition Title: Potiphar’s Wife – The Vatican’s Secret and Child Sexual Abuse 2nd Edition Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: C & F Press Date: 04DEC2024 Book overview For 1,500 years, the Catholic Church accepted that child sexual abuse was not only a sin but a civil crime, deserving of imprisonment and worse. From the
Pope Needs To Practise What He Preaches Title: Pope Francis and practising what one preaches Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: Pearls and Irritations, John Menadue.com Date: 18OCT2024 Pope Francis has called upon Church authorities to cooperate with civil authorities in relation to child sexual abuse by Church personnel. When it comes to the Vatican cooperating, it
Pope Francis and Marco Rupnik Title: Former nuns call on pope to launch inquiry into priest they say sexually abused them Author: Angela Giuffrida Publisher: The Guardian Date: 22FEB2024 Mirjiam Kovac and Gloria Branciani want independent inquiry into Marko Rupnik, who was expelled from Jesuit order in 2023. Two former nuns have called on Pope
Abuse Summit Five Years Later Title: The Summit on Abuse, Five Years Later Author: Massimo Faggioli Publisher: Commonweal Magazine Date: 14FEB2024 Five years ago this month Pope Francis convened the Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church at the Vatican. The first-of-its-kind meeting—announced in September 2018—was an acknowledgment of the global dimension of the
Accusations Pope Opposes Sexual Abuse Reforms Title: Pope Francis accused of opposing reforms to tackle clerical sexual abuse Author: Angela Giuffrida Publisher: The Guardian Date: 14FEB2024 Pope Francis has been accused of opposing reforms that would seriously address the problem of clerical sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults, while “turning a blind eye” to priests
Pope Francis Vangheluwe Belgium Title: Belgian Church official warns Vangheluwe case could mar papal visit Author: Luke Coppen Publisher: The Pillar Catholic Date: 31JAN2024 A Belgian Church official has told a parliamentary committee that the Vatican’s failure to laicize a bishop who admitted to abuse threatens to overshadow Pope Francis’ scheduled visit to the country. Archbishop Luc
Pell Catastrophically Failed Children Title: Pell’s posthumous complaints have diminished his legacy Author: Michael Sean Winters Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 18JAN2023 Not since King Hamlet appeared to Bernardo, Marcellus and Horatio on the battlements of Elsinore Castle has a ghost caused so much trouble. The late Cardinal George Pell, speaking posthumously by means of
Pell Stabs Pope in Back Title: Pell’s ‘catastrophe’ memorandum stains his legacy Author: Thomas Reese Publisher: RNS Date: 17JAN2023 Pell was cowardly and disloyal in authoring an anonymous memorandum attacking Pope Francis. (RNS) — I always tried to give Cardinal George Pell the benefit of the doubt, which is why it is so disappointing to
George Pell is no saint Title: George Pell could have helped. He made it worse. Podcast Presenter: Ruby Jones Podcast Guest: Lucie Morris-Marr Publisher: 7am Schwartz Media Date: 18JAN2023 George Pell’s body is returning to Australia after last weekend’s funeral service in the Vatican. He will be interred in the crypts below St Mary’s Cathedral