Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
FaithExplainer
Jim McDermott
There are elements in the trial of Cardinal Pell that do not easily translate to a U.S. context, including a media blackout and the cardinal’s long history with the issues of sexual abuse and cover-up.
FaithNews
Bobby Ross Jr. - Religion News Service
“I think the fact that she’s a Catholic and still pushed this investigation forward shows that she did it at great cost.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
If tried and found guilty, the penalties can vary depending on the seriousness of the crime and, often, the age of the accused; possible penalties include removal from office, restricted ministry, “a life of prayer and penance” without any public ministry and dismissal from the clerical state.
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
After the Vatican’s historic summit on the sexual abuse of children, Archbishop Mark Coleridge says “the mission of the church” is at stake.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The Vatican said the conviction is “a painful news that, we are well aware, has shocked very many persons, not only in Australia.” At the same time, “it reaffirmed maximum respect for the Australian judicial authorities.”