Mexican Pentecostal church says leader is innocent, denies sex crimes charges
RNS Mexico’s largest evangelical church, La Luz del Mundo, is defending its leader, despite his arrest on a slew of sex crime charges involving minors. The church has denied all charges against Naasón Joaquín García, known by church members as the “The Apostle”, in a statement. Church leaders say they are confident Garcia’s innocence will […]
ESSAY: THE SUCCESS OF POPE FRANCIS’ NEW SEX ABUSE REPORTING RULES DEPENDS ON ENFORCEMENT
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the success of the Pope’s new rules on reporting sexual abuse all depend on how they are enforced…
ESSAY: TAKING STOCK OF THE CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE CRISIS – HOLDING BISHOPS ACCOUNTABLE
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, continues his look at how the Catholic Church should respond to the clergy sexual abuse crisis…
ESSAY: TAKING STOCK OF THE CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE CRISIS – PROTECTING CHILDREN
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church and what it is doing in response to ensure children are protected…
ESSAY: VATICAN MEETING ON ABUSE OPENS WITH INDICTMENT FROM VICTIMS
In an article first published on Religion News Service, US Catholic commentator and Jesuit priest THOMAS REESE reflects on the opening of a four day meeting of Catholic prelates to look at the issue of clergy sex abuse…
Southern Baptists should investigate churches that cover up abuse, says SBC president
Nashville, Tennessee, USRNS JD Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, said the denomination’s executive committee should immediately investigate 10 churches named in a report by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, including Second Baptist in Houston – one of the largest churches in the SBC. If any churches were found to have covered up abuse […]
In the US, Southern Baptist leaders vow to improve addressing sex abuse after newspapers’ report
RNS Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have called the reports by two Texas newspapers of hundreds of sex abuse cases in affiliated churches evidence of “pure evil” and “satanic” behavior within their ranks. Several vowed to improve the ways churches address such behavior. The Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. PICTURE: Courtesy of […]
ESSAY: FIVE REASONS THE POPE’S CLERGY SEX ABUSE MEETING IN ROME WILL FAIL
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, on why next month’s Vatican meeting on the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is set to fail…
ESSAY: AS THE WORLD APPEARS TO TURN UPSIDE DOWN (AGAIN), ADVENT IS HERE
US Catholic commentator, THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on the state of the world this Advent – and the hope that Jesus Christ brings despite what we see around us…
ESSAY: WHY THE US NEEDS A NATIONAL ALL FAITHS INQUIRY INTO CLERGY SEX ABUSE
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHRISTA BROWN, board member of the Child-Friendly Faith Project, and DAVID CLOHESSY, former director of SNAP, argue for the US to hold a national inquiry into clergy sex abuse similar to Australia’s recent Royal Commission…