When will the day come when we won’t see a headline about the church reluctantly admitting that they have spent several decades protecting yet another predator and feeding yet more victims into the flames?
Sexual Abuse
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Timeline: What we know about former Jesuit Marko Rupnik’s alleged abuse—and the questions that remain
There are deep questions that still need attention to understand how Father Rupnik’s abuses went unchecked for nearly three decades and to determine what further systemic reforms beyond his dismissal are necessary.
Posted inArts & Culture, Short Take
Alleged abuser Marko Rupnik has church art everywhere. What do we do with it now?
Father Marko Rupnik is a remarkably gifted artist. He also stands accused of horrific spiritual, psychological or sexual abuse. What should we do with his many works?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
20 years after Bishop O’Brien’s sex abuse cover-up and deadly hit-and-run, have Catholics in Phoenix healed?
All Catholics in Phoenix, on some level, felt the sting of the sexual abuse crisis. Dozens of priests and deacons were accused, leading many of us to question our faith. Have we come to terms with it?
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Benedict XVI’s cousins stand to inherit his money. None of them want it.
One cousin has already refused to accept the inheritance; four others have not yet responded. If they are smart, they will turn it down as well.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Clergy sex abuse is the fault of the institution, not the religion.
Revelations about sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Conference underscore the fact that the modern corporate institution, whether religious or secular, can enable and conceal such abuse.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
We can have both: Due process for accused priests and justice for sex abuse survivors
It is important that safeguards for due process for those accused of sexual abuse be honored, even as we work toward guaranteeing the safety of all members of the church.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Illinois AG: Clergy sex abuse of children was far more common than church acknowledged
Illinois’ attorney general released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Tuesday; investigators found that 451 clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis sends top sex crimes investigator to Bolivia as abuse scandal escalates
Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating pedophilia scandal involving priests.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Fired charity managers accuse Vatican of ‘brutal power grab’ fueled by ‘colonialist’ attitude
The Vatican’s main charitable organization, Caritas Internationalis, is hoping to open a new chapter this week, but the recently ousted head is fighting back, claiming the Vatican engaged in a “brutal power grab” fueled by a “colonialist” attitude.