Jun 7, 2023Comeuppance or confession: a reckoning on clerical abuse?With the global tide of clerical sex abuse scandals still surging in places as far apart as Poland, Ireland and the US state of Illinois,...
Jun 6, 2023Patronizing response shows influence of clericalism, giving ‘lip service' to respect for LaityWE ASK THAT OUR SUPPORTERS REVIEW HEAL OUR CHURCH’S RECENT LETTER TO THE ARCHBISHOP, AS A FOLLOW UP TO OUR SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY FORUM,...
Jun 3, 2023What the Latest Investigations Into Catholic Church Sex Abuse MeanAbout 20 state attorneys general have mounted investigations that have cataloged decades of abuse but yielded few criminal prosecutions.
May 23, 2023Sex Abuse in Catholic Church: Over 1,900 Minors Abused in Illinois, State SaysA new report by the AG of Illinois covering decades names more than 450 credibly accused sexual abusers, including priests, lay religous.
May 19, 2023Abuse victims share ‘wounded heart’ with Pope Francis after bike trek from GermanyBy Hannah Brockhaus Pope Francis on Wednesday met briefly with a group of abuse victims who undertook a bicycle pilgrimage from Germany...
May 7, 2023WA’s bill to require clergy to report child abuse dies Catholics refuse compromise on confessionJust before Washington’s legislative session ended, in a last-ditch attempt to push through her bill requiring clergy to report child...