February, 2016
Vatican’s Commission for Child Protection: ‘WE FACE A CHALLENGING TASK’
February 22, 2016 · By Sheila Hollins for www.thetablet.co.uk
British abuse survivor Peter Saunders has taken leave of absence from Pope Francis’ special commission on child protection and has complained that it is flawed and secretive. Here a member of the commission, who worked closely with Saunders, highlights its struggles and achievements The most important part of our mandate as members of the Pontifical […]
Read More...On Being Fully Human
February 19, 2016 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
On Being Fully Human Fr. Shay Cullen 19 February 2016 The deplorable remarks of Philippine congressman and famous world boxing title holder Congressman Manny Pacquiao wherein he described gay people as “worse than animals” are vile comments that are to be condemned, rejected and repudiated in the strongest terms possible. He has since apologized. We […]
Read More...Rochdale child sex gang ringleader appeals against deportation
February 17, 2016 ·
Shabir Ahmed tells tribunal his trial was ‘institutionally racist’ as he resists efforts to deport him to Pakistan The ringleader of a Rochdale child sex grooming gang cited human rights laws as he launched an appeal against deportation from Britain. Shabir Ahmed, 63 – described by a judge as a “violent hypocritical bully” – has […]
Read More...Paedophiles use secret Facebook groups to swap images
February 15, 2016 · By Angus Crawford, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Paedophiles are using secret groups on Facebook to post and swap obscene images of children, the BBC has found. Settings on the social network mean the groups are invisible to most users and only members can see the content. Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield said Facebook was not doing enough to police the groups […]
Read More...Church groups condemn arrest of anti-mining protesters.
February 15, 2016 ·
Activists say detritus from mine has killed residents, disrupted livelihoods Church groups and environmental activists in the Philippines condemned the violent dispersal and arrest of several people who were trying to stop mining operations in the northern province of Zambales in the past three weeks. “The police has once again sided with the large-scale […]
Read More...Cyber-crime destroys children’s lives
February 12, 2016 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Cyber-crime destroys children’s lives Fr. Shay Cullen SSC 12 February 2016 It is the most disturbing crime that you will ever read about when young children, only six years old and above, are taken to a room in a rich suburb or a squatters shack in a slum and made to perform sex acts before […]
Read More...The Philippines’ booming cybersex industry
February 11, 2016 · By DW Reporter for www.dw.com
The cybersex industry is a billion-dollar business worldwide. And it is expanding in developing countries such as the Philippines, where more children are being abused due to rampant poverty and a growing cyber network. Ibabao is a sleepy seaside village located 500 kilometers (310.7 miles) south of the Philippine capital Manila. Everyone knows everyone in […]
Read More...‘World’s worst foster mother’: Global hunt for British woman who handcuffed seven-year-old girl to a chair and starved a six-month baby amid police fears she was linked to paedophile ring in Philippines
February 9, 2016 · By Simon Parry In Subic Bay, Philippines For Mailonline for www.dailymail.co.uk
A British woman believed to be linked to a paedophile ring for sex tourists in the Philippines is on the run from police after abused children as young as six months old were found living in squalor in her home. Lilian May Thomson, 66, has fled her remote rural home in Subic Bay, and is […]
Read More...Jean Michaut sends a strong reminder we need to INVEST IN THE CHILDREN.
February 7, 2016 ·
Jean Michaut sends a strong reminder we need to INVEST IN THE CHILDREN 7 February 2016 Jean Michaut is a supporter of Preda and advocated for children rights thsi is a timely reminder for us all. Fr.Shay Jean writes: A lot has been said and written about the poor education of children in the Philippines but […]
Read More...On clergy sex abuse cases: CBCP vows to cooperate.
February 7, 2016 ·
CEBU, Philippines – The Catholic Bi-shops’ Conference of the Philippines has assured “cooperation with civil authorities” in running after its members who are associated with sexual abuse, saying it has “tarnished the Church’s image around the world”. “…the bishops are determined to make sure the Church is a safe environment for all Catholics, especially for […]
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