Fr. Shay’s Articles
The World Rejects and Accepts Migrants and Refugees
September 17, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The World Rejects and Accepts Migrants and Refugees Shay Cullen 17 September 2021 When Pope Francis made a visit to so-called Catholic Hungary recently, it was short. He was made to feel unwelcome because he stands for the rights and dignity of every migrant and refugee that seeks a refuge, a welcome and acceptance, understanding, […]
Read More...Rescuers of Child Victims Abuse Them, Too
September 10, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Rescuers of Child Victims Abuse Them, Too Shay Cullen 10 September 2021 Human trafficking is the greatest evil that falls upon the poor, ignorant and vulnerable children that are groomed, lured and brain-washed by corrupt adults into believing that the high life of money, sex and drugs is the greatest trip they could have. […]
Read More...Greatest Depravity- Twelve-year Olds Sold as “Baby Brides”
September 3, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Greatest Depravity- Twelve-year Olds Sold as “Baby Brides” Shay Cullen 3 September 2021 Why are Philippine senators and members of the House of Representatives delaying the completion and passing of vital historical laws that will protect children presently at gave risk of being victims of sexual abuse and sold as “baby brides” for the […]
Read More...The Loss of Life in a Twenty-Year War
August 27, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Loss of Life in a Twenty-Year War Shay Cullen 27 August 2021 Life is precious and sacred. Many people believe in the sanctity of the human person with rights and dignity to be protected and preserved. This is not true for many more who kill and murder and execute their perceived enemies. Those […]
Read More...Standing for the Rights of Indigenous People
August 19, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Standing for the Rights of Indigenous People Shay Cullen 20 August 2021 Indigenous peoples are under threat as never before and need the international community to stand with them as they demand justice, their ancestral land rights and an end to the exploitation and abuse they suffer in many countries. They suffer discrimination, […]
Read More...The Burning and Flooding of the Planet
August 14, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Burning and Flooding of the Planet Fr. Shay Cullen 14 August 2021 Anyone watching on television the images of burning forests, the raging floods destroying lands and villages, massive landslides burying homes and people have no reason to deny the truth. The latest UN report on the climate crises by the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Read More...Human Trafficking, Why so Few Convictions?
August 6, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Human Trafficking, Why so Few Convictions? Fr. Shay Cullen 6 August 2021 The recruitment and sale of humans is an age-old crime against the rights, freedom and dignity of everyone exploited and forced to work for little or no wages and controlled and trapped by their traffickers and slave-masters.Young women and boys are especially targeted […]
Read More...Reporting Abuse Should be as Common as Making a Call
July 30, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Reporting Abuse Should be as Common as Making a Call Shay Cullen 31 July 2021 Many readers of this article are good people with a heart for child victims and want to help children to report abuse and ask how they can help. Knowing the signs is important. It is everybody’s task to be sensitive […]
Read More...Understanding Youth and Fighting Social Evil
July 23, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Understanding Youth and Fighting Social Evil Shay Cullen 24 July 2021 The condition of many hundreds of thousands of youth in the Philippines today is a sorry and pain-filled situation of neglect, physical, emotional, verbal, psychological and sexual abuse. They are a lost generation as broken homes proliferate, hundreds of thousands of couples live together […]
Read More...Sex with a Twelve-Year Old is Legal in the Philippines
July 16, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Sex with a Twelve-Year Old is Legal in the Philippines Shay Cullen 16 July 2021 The greatest shame of the Philippines is the fact that it is legal under the old 1930 Penal Code for a 50-year-old man to have sex with a pre-pubescent 12-year-old child and get away with it if the man can […]
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