Pope Francis prayed that the Holy Spirit would “sustain” summit participants and “help us to turn this evil into an opportunity for awareness and purification.”
Sexual Abuse
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Cardinal Tagle at abuse summit: How do we balance justice and forgiveness?
Cardinal Tagle urged church leaders not to shy away from acknowledging the pain of victims.
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At Vatican summit, survivors expose ‘cancer’ of clergy sex abuse
The summit began Feb. 21 with the harrowing stories of survivors of sexual abuse, cover-up and rejection by church officials.
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Pope Francis at abuse summit opening: “Listen to the cry of the little ones”
Opening the Vatican summit on the clerical sexual abuse crisis, the pope said, “The holy people of God are watching and are awaiting from us not simple, predictable condemnations, but concrete and effective measures.”
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New book, ‘In the Closet of the Vatican’, produces a toxic cloud of suspicion
Frederic Martel boldly told reporters at a press conference at the Foreign Press Association in Rome on Feb. 20 that “the great majority” of the more than 200 members of the College of Cardinals are leading double lives.
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British inquiry into church sexual abuse blasts UK’s papal nuncio
British government inquiry into the sexual abuse crisis that continues to shake the Catholic Church has focused on the actions of the Vatican’s diplomatic service — its network of papal nuncios around the world.
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Why the Catholic Church needs a Eucharistic response to the sex abuse scandals
Does the Church, as the Body of Christ, offer a response to the sex abuse scandals?
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The unfortunate similarities between ‘Russian Doll’ and today’s Catholic Church
Like a new Netflix series, the church today seems caught in an endless loop of accusations and revelations.
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Abuse survivor: Blaming homosexuality for abuse of minors is distraction
People must stop using gay people as scapegoats for the sexual abuse of children, two male survivors of abuse by priests told reporters.
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Will the summit on abuse bring meaningful changes in Rome?
“We all know that canon law has to be changed so that it stops protecting the priesthood of ordained men over the lives of children,” Anne Barrett Doyle, the co-director of BishopAccountability.org, told reporters.