In an interview with Rob Weinert-Kendt, the playwright John Patrick Shanley discusses the continued resonance of ‘Doubt.‘
Sexual Abuse
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Woman allegedly abused by disgraced former Jesuit Marko Rupnik speaks out for first time
Gloria Branciani, one of the first women who accused Rev. Marko Rupnik of both sexual and spiritual abuse, demanded transparency from the Vatican in a press conference on Wednesday.
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Explainer: The Vatican’s problematic process to address clergy sex abuse cases
Five years after Pope Francis convened an unprecedented summit on sex abuse, the Catholic Church’s in-house legal system and pastoral response to victims has proven still incapable of dealing with the problem.
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Québec’s Cardinal Lacroix, named in sex abuse lawsuit, will temporarily step aside from duties
The archdiocesan statement said Cardinal Gérald Lacroix “categorically denies the allegations against him” and considers them “unfounded.”
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The last priests and nuns in Ireland: Exploring the Irish Catholic Church’s steep decline
RTÉ aired two documentaries in January looking at the decline of the Catholic Church in Ireland: “The Last Priests in Ireland” and “The Last Nuns in Ireland.” But signs of hope can still be discerned amid the decline after years of church turbulence.
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Sexual abuse case against defrocked Cardinal McCarrick suspended in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin judge suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s, ruling he is incompetent for trial because of dementia.
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Religious order co-founded by Father Rupnik closed by Vatican
The Slovenian Archdiocese of Ljubljana announced that the Vatican had ordered the Sisters of the Community of Loyola to be dissolved within one year.
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‘Why do I stay?’ A young Catholic feminist on a church plagued by scandal
The ongoing sexual abuse scandal involving the Rev. Marko Rupnik is another reminder of what the church needs to do to deal with this continuing plague.
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Baltimore’s Archbishop Lori: Bankruptcy was the only way to compensate abuse victims and continue our ministries
Chapter 11 reorganization will help the Archdiocese of Baltimore manage lawsuits from historic cases of child sexual abuse without abandoning its ministries.
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Pope Francis orders Vatican to reopen Marko Rupnik’s abuse file
The announcement marked a major turnaround for the Holy See and followed an outcry among victims and their advocates over the handling of the case of the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik.