Catholics Canon Law Tapsell Title: Canon Law on Child Sexual Abuse Through the Ages Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: CatholicsForRenewal.Org In 2014 two senior members of the Marist and Christian Brothers in Australia told Justice McLellan, the Chair of the Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission that in the 1980s the brothers would not have regarded touching a
George Pell Trucking Company Title: George Pell’s logic on child sex abuse is flawed Author: Kieran Tapsell Publisher: Sydney Morning Herald Date: 24AUG2014 When it comes to the Catholic Church’s response to priests’ sex abuse crimes, the parable of the Good Samaritan is apposite, writes Kieran Tapsell. In his video appearance before the Royal Commission
OPINION: Pontifical secret Tapsell. Title: OPINION: Pontifical secret allows abuse to go unpunished Author: Kieran Tapsell Publication: Newcastle Herald Date: 09JUN2014 THE Catholic Church for some 1500years recognised that simply stripping a priest of his status as a priest was not a sufficient punishment for the sexual abuse of children. Canon law from the 12th