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Child Sexual Abuse

Catholic cardinal accused of sexual assault in Canada

Canadian Cardinal Gerald Lacroix Title: Catholic cardinal accused of sexual assault in Canada Author: AFP Staff Publisher: News.com.au Date: 26JAN2024 Cardinal Gerald Lacroix has been accused in Canada of sexually assaulting a female teenager, as part of a class action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec, court documents showed Thursday. The 66-year-old Lacroix is facing

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January 26, 2024 No Comments
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News

Why is an abuser still working as a priest?

How is this possible? Title: Why is an abuser still working as a priest? Author: Mark Lowen Publisher: BBC News Date: 17FEB2022 The BBC has uncovered how a culture of complicity and denial conceals the true scale of clerical sex abuse in Italy. One shocking case that we delved into exposes how abusers in the

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February 19, 2022 No Comments
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News

Has the Catholic Church Been Covering Up Its Biggest Pedophile Priest Problem?

Italian Catholics Clergy Abuse Title: Has the Catholic Church Been Covering Up Its Biggest Pedophile Priest Problem? Author: Barbie Latza Nadeau Publisher: The Daily Beast Date: 14FEB2022 ROME—Giuseppe remembers the day his mother betrayed him. He was 12 years old and his parish priest in the southern Italian town of Salerno forced him to touch

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February 15, 2022 No Comments
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Opinion

Church’s culture of secrecy breeds authoritarianism and patriarchalism

Church’s culture of secrecy Title: Church’s culture of secrecy breeds authoritarianism and patriarchalism Author: Marie-Jo Thiel Publisher: La Croix International Date: 25OCT2021 Award-winning Catholic ethicist argues for an end to secrecy inside the Church, points to commission on the female diaconate. Sexual abuse is rooted in abuse of power, which is very often the first

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November 29, 2021 No Comments
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George Pell

Demonstration Planned For Cardinal Pell Event

Newman Society Pell Demonstration Title: Demonstration Planned For Cardinal Pell Event Author: Oxstu News Publisher: The Oxford Student Date: 13NOV2021 A demonstration is planned outside three events that the Newman Society, Oxford’s Catholic society, are hosting on Saturday, to protest the invitation of the controversial Cardinal Pell. The Cardinal has been invited to a Pontifical

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November 15, 2021 No Comments
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News

UN investigators call on Vatican to do more to stop abuse

United Nations Mandatory Reporting Title: UN investigators call on Vatican to do more to stop abuse Author: Cindy Wooden (Catholic News Service CNS) Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 22JUN2021 VATICAN CITY — While acknowledging Vatican-mandated reforms in the handling of clerical sexual abuse, four U.N. special rapporteurs urged the Vatican to make it mandatory that church officials

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June 23, 2021 No Comments
Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
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UN experts urge Catholic Church to act against sexual abuse, provide reparations

Office Of High Commissioner Title: UN experts urge Catholic Church to act against sexual abuse, provide reparations Author: OHCHR Staff Publisher: OHCHR.Org United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner Date:  21JUN2021 GENEVA (21 June 2021) – UN human rights experts* urged the Holy See to take all necessary measures to stop and prevent

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June 22, 2021 No Comments
Pontifical Secret

Rights expert welcomes Pope’s decision to lift ‘veil of secrecy’ on child abuse cases

United Nations Papal Secrecy Title: Rights expert welcomes Pope’s decision to lift ‘veil of secrecy’ on child abuse cases Author: Human Rights staff Publisher: United Nations website Date: 19DEC2019 The Vatican must take action to ensure justice for people who were sexually abused by priests during childhood, a UN independent human rights expert said on Thursday. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio issued the charge in

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June 21, 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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