The Buffalo diocese sought bankruptcy protection in February, citing hundreds of lawsuits filed against it since August 2019 over its handling of sexual abuse allegations.
Sexual Abuse
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Cardinal Pell’s new ‘Prison Journal’ reflects on his time in solitary confinement and nature of suffering
“Prison Journal” recounts the first five months of Pell’s 404 days in solitary lockup.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Can the Catholic Church find a better way to choose bishops?
The Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick is an indictment of institutional knowledge and decision-making in the Catholic Church.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Experts: Seminaries need clear sexual harassment guidelines to prevent clerical abuse
Even decades after McCarrick’s abuse, seminaries are still learning how best to equip their students to recognize and report inappropriate behavior. A new working group wants to help.
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New York state sues Buffalo diocese over priest misconduct
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and two former church leaders, alleging they covered up allegations of sexual misconduct and misused charitable assets.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Abuse survivor Juan Carlos Cruz responds to the McCarrick Report
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Juan Carlos Cruz discuss Juan Carlos’ reactions to the Vatican’s report on former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and what reforms Juan Carlos believes should come next.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The U.S. bishops need a better public response to the McCarrick Report
The bishops have failed to find a public way to communicate to American Catholics that they are taking this report seriously and are ready to make changes in response to it.
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Four of McCarrick’s abuse victims sue the Vatican for negligence
The plaintiffs seek unspecified monetary damages, as well as an injunction to force the Vatican to release the names of more than 3,000 clerics who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse, and all documents relating to those claims.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
John Paul II committed sins, too. Just like all the other saints.
Instead of looking past the failings of Pope John Paul II, we should look squarely at them.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
It was a mistake to canonize Saint John Paul II so quickly
It’s not just popes: The church needs more time to examine any person’s life.