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Further details of retired Bishop Christopher Saunders’ court case revealed after suppression order lifted

Bishop Christopher Saunders Trial Title: Further details of retired Bishop Christopher Saunders’ court case revealed after suppression order lifted Author: Erin Parke and Rosanne Maloney Publisher: ABC News ABC Kimberley Date: 01MAR2024 In short: Details of sexual abuse allegations against former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders have been revealed for the first time after the lifting of

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Catholic church loses high court bid to prevent father of George Pell accuser suing for damages

George Pell Accuser’s Father Title: Catholic church loses high court bid to prevent father of George Pell accuser suing for damages Author: Emily Woods Publisher: Guardian Australia/AAP Date: 08FEB2024 Australia’s highest court has rejected the Catholic church’s bid to avoid paying damages to the father of a choirboy allegedly sexually abused by Cardinal George Pell.

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Pell’s ‘catastrophe’ memorandum stains his legacy

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

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Sexual abuse victims know the truth. George Pell allowed lives to be destroyed to protect himself and the Catholic church

Chrissie Foster George Pell Title: Sexual abuse victims know the truth. George Pell allowed lives to be destroyed to protect himself and the Catholic church Author: Chrissie Foster Publisher: The Guardian Date: 16JAN2023 Suppression of the truth comes from the Catholic church’s canon law. There is no exposing of hierarchy. To be a sexual assault

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Full Story: David Marr on the life and legacy of Cardinal George Pell

George Pell Danger To Children Title: Full Story: David Marr on the life and legacy of Cardinal George Pell Podcast Presenters: Jane Lee & David Marr Publisher: The Guardian Date: 16JAN2023 George Pell, who died last week in Rome aged 81, was a towering figure in the Catholic church and Australian political life. But for

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A school principal gave up everything to blow the whistle on a paedophile priest. George Pell hung up on him

Graeme Sleeman George Pell Title: A school principal gave up everything to blow the whistle on a paedophile priest. George Pell hung up on him Author: Christopher Knaus Publisher: The Guardian Date: 15JAN2023 Graeme Sleeman resigned in disgust after complaining about Father Peter Searson in the 1980s and suspects he was then blacklisted. Former Catholic

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Vatican’s handling of Jesuit priest shows new dimensions of never-ending abuse crisis

Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik Title: Vatican’s handling of Jesuit priest shows new dimensions of never-ending abuse crisis Author: Massimo Faggioli Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 21DEC2022 On Dec. 2, the global Jesuit order confirmed reports made in several conservative Italian Catholic blogs that Slovenian Jesuit Fr. Marko Rupnik, a famous Rome-based artist, had been quietly

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