The report attributed much of the increase to a victim compensation program implemented in five dioceses in New York state.
Sexual Abuse
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Poll: Canadians say the Catholic Church has failed in its sex abuse response
In the survey conducted online in early May and just published by the British Columbia-based Angus Reid Institute, 78 percent of all Canadians (including non-Catholics) gave the church a poor grade.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
In a church without priests, I cannot find redemption: a response to James Carroll
James Carroll’s article gives no hint that we are all, in fact, sinners in need of salvation; he argues that the only thing lay Catholics need to be saved from is Catholicism itself.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
What are the church’s laws for responding to sex abuse? It depends on state laws and culture
Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts has said that all members of the Catholic Church are obliged to act in accordance with local civil law on mandatory reporting of sex abuse cases.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Five men who worked as priests in Michigan arrested on abuse charges
After a long investigation, the attorney general of Michigan has charged five priests with sex abuse crimes.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
How did McCarrick get away with abuse under three different popes?
On this episode, Gerry and Colleen parse what we now know about each of the last three popes’ awareness of McCarrick’s case.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In Mexican TV interview, Pope Francis denies knowing of McCarrick restrictions
Pope Francis: “I knew nothing about McCarrick…. If not, I would not have remained silent.”
Posted inFaith, News
Former secretary says officials knew McCarrick’s ministry was restricted
Pope Benedict XVI had imposed restrictions on the public ministry of former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick in 2008, but they were not formal sanctions and were not followed strictly, even during the papacy of Pope Benedict himself, McCarrick’s former secretary said.
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Australia’s Cardinal Pell won’t fight sentence if he loses appeal
Cardinal Pell will appeal his conviction next month. His lawyers have filed an application arguing it should be overturned on three grounds.