Topic: Pope Francis
Pope Francis: Catholic church has zero tolerance for paedophile priests
October 17, 2014 ·
Pope Francis has announced his first meeting with a group of sexual abuse victims at the Vatican, declaring that any priests involved in molesting children had performed the equivalent of “a satanic mass”.
“We must go ahead with zero tolerance,” the pope said, adding that three bishops were currently under investigation.
The 16 Most Important Quotes from Pope Francis' Incredible New Interview
October 17, 2014 ·
Pope Francis addresses a wide range of issues, including homosexuality, the role of women in the Church, what he thinks of Pope Benedict XVI – and finally, how the Church can best preach the Gospel in the world today.
Read More...Francis 'unblocks' Romero beatification, official says
August 19, 2014 ·
Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador (CNS/Octavio Duran) John L. Allen Jr. | Apr. 22, 2013 A Vatican official responsible for the sainthood cause of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador announced Sunday that the cause has been “unblocked” by Pope Francis, suggesting that beatification of the assassinated prelate could come swiftly. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia […]
Read More...Pope Francis: 'About 2%' of Catholic clergy paedophiles
July 14, 2014 ·
13 July 2014 Last updated at 15:52 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28282050 Pope Francis has been quoted as saying that reliable data indicates that “about 2%” of clergy in the Catholic Church are paedophiles. The Pope said that abuse of children was like “leprosy” infecting the Church, according to the Italian La Repubblica newspaper. He vowed to “confront it with the […]
Read More...The Independent reports the harsh words used by Pope Francis against corrupt politicians.
June 20, 2014 ·
Pope Francis delivered an impassioned sermon yesterday, during which he quoted a passage from the bible that said some sinners deserve to be tied to a rock and cast into the sea.
The Argentinian religious leader said Christians who donated money to the church but stole from the state were leading a double life and were sinners who should be punished.
Pope Francis quotes Jesus's tough no forgiveness line
June 20, 2014 ·
Pope Francis quotes Jesus’s tough no forgiveness line December 2013 The Bishop of Rome, Francis, has railed against corruption again, severely chastising those who donate to the church on the one hand while stealing from the state and the poor on the other. Says Francis: Š the double life of a Christian does much harm, […]
Read More...Pope Francis: Who pays the price for the corruption of a prelate?
June 20, 2014 ·
By Deacon Greg Kandra June 16, 2014 Strong words from his homily today: The poor are the ones who end up paying for the damage wrought by the corruption of the powerful, whose avidity leaves the poor without the things of which they have need and to which they have a right. This was the theme of […]
Read More...Pope washes the feet of twelve disabled women and men By Gerard O'connell (Vatican Insider via CNUA)
April 19, 2014 ·
Francis washed the feet of 8 men and 4 women at a center for disabled people in Rome on Holy Thursday, as he led the celebration commemorating Jesus Last Supper Pope Francis washed the feet of twelve variously disabled men and women, from different nationalities, ethnic groups and religions on Holy Thursday, at the […]
Read More...Pope Francis kisses feet of women and Muslim man in Maundy Thursday rite
April 14, 2014 ·
REUTERS Two young women were among 12 people whose feet Pope Francis washed and kissed at a traditional ceremony in a Rome youth prison on Holy Thursday, the first time a pontiff has included females in the rite. The pope traveled to the Casal del Marmo prison on Rome’s outskirts for the traditional Mass, which […]
Read More...Pope apologizes for clerical sex abuse, promises tough sanctions
April 14, 2014 ·
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “I feel called to take responsibility for all the evil some priests — large in number, but not in proportion to the total — have committed and to ask forgiveness for the damage they’ve done with the sexual abuse of children,” Pope Francis said. […]
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