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News

Explaining the Vatican’s lingering ambivalence on “zero tolerance”

Vatican Zero Tolerance Ambivalence Title: Explaining the Vatican’s lingering ambivalence on “zero tolerance” Author: John L Allen Jr. Publisher: Crux Date: 31MAY2020 Anne Barrett Doyle, co-founder of the online research database BishopAccountability.org, holds a picture of Buenos Aires Archbishop Mario Poli, right, next to Peter Isely, member of the organization called Ending Clergy Abuse, holding a

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Child Sexual Abuse

Victims of clerical sex abuse suffer from P.T.S.D. They deserve better treatment.

Clerical sex abuse PTSD Title: Victims of clerical sex abuse suffer from P.T.S.D. They deserve better treatment. Author: Edwin T Collins Publisher: America Media Date: 19MAY2020 Oceans of ink have been spilled about the church’s sexual abuse crisis, mostly focusing on the perpetrators and cover-ups. The magnitude of the crimes deserves attention and condemnation, but

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Polish archbishop refers child abuse negligence case to Vatican

Polish Bishop Negligence Vatican Title: Polish archbishop refers child abuse negligence case to Vatican Author: Joanna Plucinska and Alicja Ptak Publisher: WTAQ via Reuters Date: 16MAY2020 WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish Catholic Church’s most senior archbishop notified the Vatican on Saturday of a Polish bishop accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused children.

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George Pell

‘I’m not a used car salesman’: Can the archbishop chart a new course?

Comensoli Clergy Sexual Abuse Title: ‘I’m not a used car salesman’: Can the archbishop chart a new course? Author: Farrah Tomazin Publisher: The Age Date: 10MAY2020 After almost two years as Archbishop of Melbourne Peter Comensoli remains an elusive figure to many Catholics, and a study in contrasts to the wider public. It’s August 2018, and

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Change Org Petition

Defrock Cardinal George Pell

ChangeOrg Levey Defrock Pell Title: Defrock Cardinal George Pell Author: Paul Levey Publisher: Change Org Australia Please sign and share Paul Levey’s Change Org Australia petition. Paul is asking Pope Francis to dismiss Cardinal George Pell from the clerical state. (AKA known as defrocking or laicization). Paul’s petition has received more than 50K signatures in

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George Pell

‘Why didn’t he help those little boys?’: how George Pell failed the children of Ballarat

Pell Survivors Demand Laicization Title: ‘Why didn’t he help those little boys?’: how George Pell failed the children of Ballarat Author: Melissa Davey Publisher: The Guardian Date: 08MAY2020 The cardinal maintains he didn’t know about the Victorian town’s notorious paedophile priests, a claim the royal commission found ‘implausible’ “Why isn’t all of Australia talking about what

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Do we have to take sides over George Pell? Well, actually, ‘no’

John Sandeman Eternity News Title: Do we have to take sides over George Pell? Well, actually, ‘no’ Author: John Sandeman Publisher: Eternity News Date: 28APR2020 Survivors of clergy abuse were genuinely shocked at the High Court overturning the convictions of Cardinal George Pell. It took them by surprise. The legal fraternity had worked out the

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Change Org Petition

What did George Pell tell Royal Commission?

Royal Commission Pell ChangeOrg Title: What did George Pell tell Royal Commission? Author: Alison Armstrong Publisher: Change Org Australia Date: 14APR2020 Dear PM Morrison and AG Porter Survivors, victims and their supporters implore you to release the complete, un-redacted report from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. We were unable to

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