Acknowledging that the church is currently “in a state of crisis and shame,” Sister Veronica Openibo urged church leaders to “acknowledge that our mediocrity, hypocrisy and complacency have brought us to this disgraceful and scandalous place we find ourselves as a church.”
Sexual Abuse
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholic and apostolic: The complicated reality behind oversight of bishops
Lay oversight of Catholic bishops is needed—but it should be a process that respects the principle of apostolic succession while providing a check on the successors of the apostles.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican official urges revision on ‘pontifical secret’ and role of laity in abuse crisis
In addressing the abuse crisis, Ms. Ghisoni called for “the dynamic involvement of the whole people of God.”
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U.S. cardinals hope new accountability stops abusers in future
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two U.S. cardinals attending the Vatican’s sex abuse prevention summit said Friday that the downfall of their former colleague, Theodore McCarrick, was sad for the Catholic church but they hoped a new spirit of accountability would prevent future cover-ups of bishop misconduct. Cardinals Sean O’Malley of Boston and Blase Cupich of […]
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The Vatican sex abuse summit already includes some surprises
The Vatican sex abuse summit already includes some surprises
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Statue of Polish priest pulled down by activists in abuse protest
Activists in Poland toppled a statue of a prominent Solidarity-era priest early Thursday amid allegations that he sexually abused minors.
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Cardinal Tobin: New ‘Nostra Aetate’ moment needed from abuse summit
From that would come increased dialogue and synodality within the church, and greater lay participation.
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The value of public penance in the age of clerical abuse, mass incarceration and #MeToo
Where can someone who sincerely wants to repent and atone find guidance or models for apologizing well?
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
At abuse summit, Cardinal Cupich describes a framework for bishops’ accountability
Cardinal Cupich presented a framework for “clear procedures to hold bishops involved in misconduct and mishandling [of abuse cases] accountable.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Gracias: sex abuse crisis is a global problem with ‘no easy solution’
“No bishop may say to himself, ‘The problem of abuse in the church does not concern me because things are different in my part of the world,’” the archbishop of Bombay told bishops gathered in Rome.