“I saw someone who was caring for someone, not worrying about if we are gay, straight, brown, white.”
Sexual Abuse
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Australian archbishop faces prison time for failure to report child sex abuse
Philip Wilson was found guilty of failing to inform police about allegations of the sexual abuse of minors by a priest in the 1970s.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In private letter, Pope Francis told Chilean bishops their church’s “sin became the center of attention”
In the 10-page text, Francis presented a searing diagnosis of what had transformed this once prophetic and esteemed church in Latin America to one of the least respected.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Cautious hope from victims and advocates following resignation of Chile’s bishops
Bishops in Chile announced mass resignations on Friday, May 18, after an emergency summit meeting with Pope Francis.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis concludes three-day summit with Chilean bishops
“History is being made. We are at a particular moment for the universal church, not only for Chile,” one monsignor said.
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Sex trafficking is ‘rooted in structure of society,’ says nun
The fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation may need its own #MeToo moment.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Chilean bishops: We have come to Rome in ‘pain and shame’
In their first meeting, Pope Francis provided the bishops with texts to pray and meditate on.
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Chileans denounce suffering sex abuse by Marists, priests
Pope Francis and the Chilean church are under mounting pressure to address another, even bigger sex scandal.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Chilean bishops set to meet with Pope Francis in response to the sexual abuse crisis
In an extraordinary response to a widening sexual abuse crisis, Chilean bishops will arrive in Rome this weekend to participate in a summit called by Pope Francis, May 14 through 17.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis was likely unaware of Guam archbishop’s presence at Rome celebration
A Vatican source explained that whenever the pope is invited to such a large public event he does not see the guest list in advance nor is the list checked by Vatican officials, as they trust the organizers of these gatherings to act in a responsible way.