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…
Pope Francis calls for “all-out battle” against child sex abuse
RNSVatican City In his final address to nearly 190 bishops attending this week’s Vatican summit on sex abuse, Pope Francis called for an “all-out battle” against abuse in the Catholic Church. “I make a heartfelt appeal for an all-out battle against the abuse of minors both sexually and in other areas, on the part of […]
At Vatican summit, talk of destroyed files riles bishops’ critics
Vatican CityRNS On a day packed with emotion and unusually direct criticism of the Catholic church hierarchy, victims of church abuse responded sharply to an admission by a German cardinal that the church has destroyed files documenting sexual abuse abuse by its priests. “Files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible […]