by making these men cardinals, the pope is handing them megaphones.
Bishops
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Vatican officials offer guidance for German church ‘synodal journey’
The German bishops began discussing plans for the gathering in September 2018 after they published a study that revealed an estimated 3,700 cases of sexual abuse had been reported in the German church from 1946 to 2014.
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Minnesota archbishop opens sexual misconduct investigation into fellow bishop
Archbishop Bernard Hebda said in a statement posted on the archdiocese’s website that the investigation targets Bishop Michael Hoeppner of the Crookston diocese.
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South African archbishop compares nation’s xenophobia to Nazi Germany
At least 10 people were killed, two of them foreign nationals, in a wave of riots and xenophobic attacks that began in late August in Pretoria and spread to nearby Johannesburg.
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‘I am a pastor, not a prince.’ New Seattle archbishop will not live in mansion
The property has an appraised value of $8.4 million, according to the King County Department of Assessments.
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Two Missouri bishops accused of sex abuse, list reveals
The bishops are retired Bishop Joseph H. Hart of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and now-deceased Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Recording of Buffalo’s bishop leaks: ‘It could force me to resign if in fact they make a story’
Bishop Malone has faced questions about how he has handled allegations of abuse against diocesan priests for more than a year.
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The church wants my son to consider the priesthood. After the abuse scandal, how can I trust he’d be safe in seminary?
We must not fear losing priests because we ask the right questions of our bishops.
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What does a church open to L.G.B.T. Catholics look like?
Three recent examples show what it looks like for the institutional church to welcome L.G.B.T. Catholics in the context of Gospel values and church teaching.
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Australian court upholds Cardinal George Pell’s child abuse convictions
Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on child sexual abuse charges was upheld by a 2-1 ruling of an Australian court of appeal.