A Vatican diplomat is under investigation by police in Paris for allegedly sexually assaulting a city official.
Sexual Abuse
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A new exposé on homosexuality in the Vatican is coming out next week. What can we expect?
The central thesis of the 576-page book is that “the more a prelate is homophobic, the more likely it is that he is himself gay.”
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New Jersey dioceses publish list of priests—including McCarrick— ‘credibly accused’ of abuse
Dioceses in the state of New Jersey made public Feb. 13 the names of priests whom they said had been “credibly accused” of sexual abuse of minors, and one of the names is former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What the Army can teach the Catholic Church about responding to sexual abuse
In 1996, the U.S. Army was confronted with a serious sexual abuse scandal in its ranks. Its response could be instructive for the Catholic Church today.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Only a listening church can address the sex abuse crisis
This month’s summit meeting in Rome is a signal that Pope Francis intends to address the abuse crisis in a mode of collegiality, looking at people rather than structures.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Cupich: The Vatican abuse summit will focus on ‘responsibility, accountability and transparency’
Cardinal Cupich expects the summit to clarify “to all that they are not alone in implementing measures and that they have to resolve as a body, as the college of bishops, to own this issue.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Will a new book hijack coverage of the sexual abuse summit?
“In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy” is a salacious new 571-page book that is expected to be released on the first day of the Vatican’s summit on sexual abuse and the protection of minors.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
The Deliver Us podcast asks: How Can I Remain Catholic?
On our debut episode of “Deliver Us,” Maggi Van Dorn asks: How can I stay in a church where so many children have been hurt? Not everyone does.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Former Cardinal McCarrick faces laicization. What does that mean?
A sentence of laicization—sometimes referred to colloquially as defrocking—would complete a stunning fall from grace for the former cardinal.
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Southern Baptist leaders vow to improve response to sex abuse after newspaper reports
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have called the reports by two Texas newspapers of hundreds of sex abuse cases in affiliated churches evidence of “pure evil” and “satanic” behavior within their ranks.