September, 2018
The Emotional Wall that Blocks the Truth
September 28, 2018 ·
The Emotional Wall that Blocks the Truth Fr. Shay Cullen 27 September 2018 Why is it that the truth about one of the most hateful and damaging crimes against vulnerable children and women is hidden by both the victim and the sexual molester and abuser and by society, too? This wall of silence is […]
Read More...On plane, pope discusses sex abuse, corruption of cover-up, China Pact
September 28, 2018 ·
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME (CNS) — The Catholic Church has grown in its understanding of the horror of clerical sexual abuse and of the “corruption” of covering it up, Pope Francis said. Returning to Rome from a trip Sept. 22-25 to the Baltic nations, Pope Francis was asked about his remarks to young […]
Read More...‘We need to change’: Priest sex abuse scandals driving Catholics away, pope admits
September 28, 2018 · By Susan Miller for www.usatoday.com
The flames of fury over priest sex abuse scandals are eroding the faith of Catholics and chasing many from pews, Pope Francis admitted Tuesday – and the church needs “to change.” The pope’s frank comments, delivered before young people in Estonia on the final day of his pilgrimage to the Baltics, coincided with a stinging report of abuse of children by […]
Read More...Pope accepts resignation of two more Chilean bishops following abuse scandal
September 28, 2018 · By Philip Pullella for www.reuters.com
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two more Chilean bishops, the Vatican said on Friday, in his latest move to confront a widening worldwide sexual abuse scandal. They brought to seven the number of bishops who have stepped down since all of the country’s 34 bishops offered their resignations en […]
Read More...Sex offender Martin Lawes’ ‘truly shocking’ personality behind closed doors
September 28, 2018 · By Catrin Owen, Tommy Livingston and Felicity Reid for www.stuff.co.nz
He is a husband, a father, a grandfather and a multi-millionaire who live streamed child sexual abuse for his own gratification. Before his downfall, Martin Lawes was heavily involved in the North Shore community. He was a successful businessman, had a property portfolio, he was a Justice of the Peace and was best known as the former […]
Read More...Church plans third-party abuse reporting system, code of conduct
September 27, 2018 · By Julie Asher, Catholic News Service for www.catholicnews.com
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pledging to “heal and protect with every bit of the strength God provides us,” the U.S. bishops’ Administrative Committee Sept. 19 outlined actions to address the abuse crisis, including approving the establishment of a third-party confidential reporting system for claims of any abuse by bishops. It also instructed the U.S. bishops’ canonical […]
Read More...UN report confirms Rohingya suffered genocide
September 27, 2018 · By John Zaw, Mandalay for www.ucanews.com
The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission found that the Myanmar military’s persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State amounted to genocide. In a 444-page report released on Sept.18, it found that the military committed four of the five acts constituting genocide against the minority. During a U.N. Human Rights Council session on Sept.18, Marzuki Darusman, chairman of the […]
Read More...Church leaders brush off Duterte claim he’s not Catholic
September 26, 2018 ·
Catholic Church leaders in the Philippines have shrugged off recent comments by President Rodrigo Duterte reiterating he is not a Catholic anymore. Duterte had earlier said that he stopped being a Catholic after enduring abuse from a priest when he was a child. Bishop Arturo Bastes of Sorsogon said the president can do what he wants because no […]
Read More...Priests, nuns attack bid to ‘whitewash’ Philippine history
September 26, 2018 · By Inday Espina-Varona, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Priests, nuns and activist groups in the Philippines have called for an information campaign to counter what they described were attempts by the heirs of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos to “whitewash” history. The call came on the heels of a television program that featured Marcos’ son, Ferdinand Jr., and Juan Ponce Enrile, Marcos’ defense minister and martial […]
Read More...We are inviting priests to concelebrate the mass.
September 26, 2018 · By www.cbcplaiko.org
17 September 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters! The peace and love of the Lord! We cordially invite you to join us in prayer and action on September 21, 2018. Your presence will be greatly appreciated at the Mass for Dignity and Peace at the San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila at 2:30 PM as well as […]
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