After his son's abuse, a deacon left the Catholic Church. Now he's excommunicated
GINA CHRISTIAN March 25, 2024 A permanent deacon in the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, whose then-teenage son was molested by the...
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- Apr 3
Alleged abuse survivor can reopen case due to Catholic Church’s ‘unjust' settlement
CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to child abuse. A man who allegedly survived childhood sexual abuse from a priest can reopen his...
- Mar 28
Editorial: Excommunication in Louisiana lays bare Catholic Church's hypocrisy
Toward the end of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus uses unsparing language in his condemnation of certain religious leaders of his era. He...
- Mar 25
A Psalm of Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, rattle the rooms in which we are hiding, shake the tired foundations until the institution crumbles break the rules...
- Mar 5
Nobody wins if the church gives up on its own abuse investigations
The President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop of Perth Timothy Costelloe SDB, was correct in labelling the...
- Feb 17
Clergy become mandatory child abuse reporters in bill, with big exception
The Washington Senate approved a compromise Wednesday that makes clergy and faith leaders mandatory reporters of child abuse with one big...
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