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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
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Opinion

Pope Francis’ process for investigating accused Catholic bishops clearly requires reform

Francis Vos Estis Reform Title: Pope Francis’ process for investigating accused Catholic bishops clearly requires reform Author: NCR Editorial Staff Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 11MAY2021 Pope Francis’ new system to evaluate allegations of sexual abuse or cover-up against individual Catholic bishops, which went into effect in June 2019, is admirable. For the first time

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May 12, 2021 No Comments
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Opinion

AP Article Exposes Catholic Bishops’ Deceitful and Devious Practices

Catholic Bishops’ Practices Exposed Title: AP Article Exposes Catholic Bishops’ Deceitful and Devious Practices Authors: Trusha Goffe and Jeff Anderson Publisher: Jeff Anderson & Associates Date: 04FEB2021 Statement of Attorney Jeff Anderson (New York, NY) – In an article released earlier today by the Associated Press, journalists Michael Rezendes and Reese Dunklin have once again pulled

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February 6, 2021 No Comments
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News

US Catholic bishops: clergy sex abuse claims tripled in 2019

USCCB Abuse Claims 2019 Title: US Catholic bishops: clergy sex abuse claims tripled in 2019 Author: David Crary  AP National Writer Publisher: ABC News AP Date: 25JUN2020 NEW YORK — U.S. Roman Catholic bishops said Thursday that the church tallied 4,434 sex abuse allegations against clergy in the 2018-19 audit year, triple the number seen the

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June 26, 2020 No Comments
Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
Child Sexual Abuse

Submission to Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry

Author: Archbishop Denis Hart (Archbishop of Melbourne), Bishop Peter Connors (Bishop of Ballarat), Bishop Christopher Prowse (Bishop of Sale), Monsignor Frank Marriott (Administrator of Sandhurst) Publication: Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry Date: 14NOV2011 The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, through the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, previously made a submission to the Inquiry on 23 August

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January 23, 2020 No Comments