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“Archbishop of Brisbane under investigation over alleged response to child abuse information” related article & text of his homily at closing Mass at Vatican Summit

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Sylvia
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Mark Coleridge allegedly called Canberra woman a ‘gossip’ during 2006 meeting The Guardian Mon 25 Feb 2019 06.47 GMT Last modified on Mon 25 Feb 2019 07.01 GMT Christopher Knaus @knausc The archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge, is under investigation for … Continue reading →

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“Vatican abuse summit: Cardinal says files were destroyed” & related articles

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Sylvia
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BBC News 23 February 2019 A senior Roman Catholic Cardinal has said that files documenting child sexual abuse were destroyed, allowing offences to continue. German Cardinal Reinhard Marx told a conference on paedophilia in the Church that procedures to prosecute … Continue reading →

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“Opinion: A Vatican spokesman’s alleged plagiarism is more than cheating — it’s a breach of confidence” & related articles re Father Thomas Rosica csb

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Sylvia
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Rosica has now apologized. And it is inevitable that he will face professional consequences National Post Special to National Post February 22, 2019 6:25 PM EST By Mathew Block It is inevitable that Father Rosica will face professional consequences for … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis decries critics of church as ‘friends of the devil’

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Sylvia
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Pontiff disturbed over tide of accusations prior to Vatican summit on sexual abuse Wed 20 Feb 2019 17.08 GMT Last modified on Wed 20 Feb 2019 19.28 GMT Angela Giuffrida7 Pope Francis with priests at the end of his weekly general audience … Continue reading →

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Silence, denial are unacceptable, archbishop says leading up to Vatican summit

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Sylvia
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Catholic Register 18 February 2019 By  Catholic News Service VATICAN – When presented with an accusation that a priest has sexually abused a child, “whether it’s criminal or malicious complicity and a code of silence or whether it is denial” … Continue reading →

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With Vatican’s Backing, Catholics Address Sex Abuse

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Sylvia
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npr.org 12 February 2012 by Sylvia Poggioli EnlargeAndreas Solaro/AFP/Getty ImagesCardinal Marc Ouellet presides over a penitential Mass at St. Ignatius Church in Rome on Tuesday. The Mass, which asked for the forgiveness of victims of clerical sexual abuse, was part … Continue reading →

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Vatican abuse summit: $2.2 billion and 100,000 victims in U.S. alone

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Sylvia
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Experts reject homosexuality as risk factor National Catholic Reporter by John L Allen Jron Feb. 08, 2012 NCR Today ROME — Two American experts told a Vatican summit today that the full costs of the sexual abuse crisis – including … Continue reading →

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