A burgeoning scandal on both sides of the Atlantic is threatening to tarnish the papacy following further revelations about the handling of sex abuse cases by Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. The Vatican strongly defended Pope Benedict yesterday and denounced what it said was a concerted campaign to smear him and his aides for … Continue reading »
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Pope faces fresh claims of child sex abuse cover-up
Pope Benedict XVI faced fresh pedophilia cover-up claims as church files suggested he failed to take action against a US priest accused of molesting up to 200 deaf boys. The documents obtained by The New York Times include correspondence between the accused priest, who worked at a school for deaf children in the US state … Continue reading »
More clerical resignations expected
A second bishop was dramatically removed from the Catholic hierarchy over child sex abuse scandals tonight, with another three senior clerics expected to face the same fall from grace. Scandal-hit former bishop of Cloyne John Magee, a one-time Vatican aide and the only cleric to serve as personal secretary to three popes, quit the day-to-day … Continue reading »
Pope’s letter to Irish Catholics disappoints child abuse survivors
‘Pope Benedict has passed up a glorious opportunity,’ says campaigning group of pastoral letter to Irish Catholics Survivors of child abuse by Catholic clergy in Ireland have expressed disappointment with the pope’s apology for the scandal. Victims criticised Benedict XVI’s letter of apology because it did not directly address the long history of concealment by … Continue reading »
Paedophile babysitter raped girl 5yrs
Paedophile babysitter raped girl, 5, after authorities failed to tell mother he was a convicted sex offender A paedophile was able to rape a five-year-old girl he was babysitting because agencies failed to tell her mother he was a convicted sex offender. A serious case review revealed a number of agencies failed to provide adequate … Continue reading »
Pope archdiocese faces ‘tsunami’ of abuse claims
The head of new taskforce set up to deal with sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the Pope’s former archdiocese in Germany said the group had been overwhelmed by a “tsunami” of claims. New reports have emerged almost daily of sex abuse cases involving Catholic clergy in several European countries. The spreading controversy threatens … Continue reading »
You Dont Have To Be A Vigilante
“ How can an ordinary person influence what’s going on in the world? There’s no such thing as an ordinary person. We are all extraordinary and we can all do something. We can inform ourselves of what is going on in the world. We can share this information with others. We can influence those in … Continue reading »
