Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest accused of adult abuse but allowed to keep ministering
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women, and removed the statute of limitations that had previously prevented a church trial based on their claims. The Vatican’s announcement on Friday marked a major turnaround for the Holy See and followed […]
Vatican disciplines Polish archbishop after abuse cover-up investigation
Warsaw, PolandReuters The Vatican has disciplined the former Archbishop of Wroclaw in Poland following an investigation into negligence over sex abuse allegations, banning him from taking part in any public ceremonies, both religious and secular. The move against retired Archbishop Marian Golebiewski was announced on Saturday by the Archdiocese of Wroclaw in western Poland. It […]
Secret recordings show Southern Baptist dispute on sex abuse
Nashville, Tennessee, USAP Releases of leaked letters and secret recordings from within the Southern Baptist Convention intensified Thursday as critics sought to show top leaders were slow to address sexual abuse in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and worried more about its reputation and donations than about victims. A former executive of the denomination’s ethics […]
Vatican sex abuse trial exposes “unhealthy” environment within youth seminary
Vatican CityRNS Witnesses at a Vatican criminal trial on Wednesday described “an unhealthy environment” at St Pius X preparatory seminary for Vatican altar boys, where a priest is accused of sexually abusing a student. The trial is the first to address alleged sexual abuse within the Vatican walls. St Pius X, whose students are ages […]
Cardinal Pell on the Vatican and vindication
RomeAP The Pope’s former treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, said on Monday he feels a dismayed sense of vindication as the financial mismanagement he tried to uncover in the Holy See is now being exposed in a spiralling Vatican corruption investigation. Pell made the comments to The Associated Press in his first interview since returning to […]
ESSAY: MICHAEL JACKSON AND ‘LEAVING NEVERLAND’
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, looks at the questions raised by a new documentary airing claims against late popstar Michael Jackson…