Chilean bishops said that while they support legislation requiring priests and religious authorities to report crimes, they also fear that an update to the country’s current law would force clergy to break the sacramental seal of confession.
Sexual Abuse
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How can we shift power in the church?
What is clericalism and how can we recognize it when we see it?
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Boy Scouts could be hit with more sex abuse claims
An esteemed American institution, the Boy Scouts, is now another entity rocked by charges of child sexual abuse. Serving more than 2.2 million youths, the Boy Scouts will likely be facing untold lawsuits and legal action.
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With a church in crisis, why do Catholic women stay?
In many corners of the church, women are not treated with equal dignity and worth. Too often, the structures of the Catholic Church show little openness to meaningful transformation. But our church’s lack of insight, and the breakdown of our own self-monitoring systems, are curable.
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What Can We Do to Hold Bishops Accountable?
In this week’s episode, we are looking at what the church can do to hold its bishops accountable.
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What happens when a priest is falsely accused of sexual abuse
The story of Chiacgo’s Father Gary Graf illustrates the challenges facing priests who are falsely accused at a time when hundreds of true stories of horrific abuse dominate the news.
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The wrong way to ask Catholics for money amid the sex abuse crisis
It is that time of year when a portion of Mass is dedicated to the Annual Appeal. The collection used to be called the Cardinal’s Appeal, but this is the Archdiocese of Washington, and we’ve been having some problems with our cardinals lately.
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The Chilean church has lost its credibility. Bishop Aos is hopeful he can change that.
On March 23, Pope Francis appointed the Spanish-born Capuchin friar, Bishop Celestino Aos Braco as apostolic administrator of the archdiocese of Santiago, Chile.
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“Deliver Us” helps us find a way forward
In Deliver Us, host Maggi Van Dorn is a Catholic committed to healing the church from the inside.
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What does justice look like for survivors?
What does the church need to do for survivors?