Tag: clergy sex abuse
UN experts’ letter to Vatican has ‘no real teeth,’ says Church...
The letter accused the Vatican of using international agreements to avoid accepting responsibility for abuse committed by Church members
Statement by UN ‘experts’ seeks to discredit the Holy See, says...
A CNA report said a UN 'experts' statement has the hallmarks of an attempt to undermine Catholic doctrine by using the sex abuse scandals
Pope Francis rejects German cardinal’s resignation over abuse scandal
Cardinal Marx offered to resign, saying he had to share institutional responsibility for sexual abuse by clerics over past decades
German archbishop offers to resign over Church’s sexual abuse ‘catastrophe’
Cardinal Marx said churchmen had to take personal responsibility for institutional failings
Australian media fined US$840,000 for gag order breach in Cardinal Pell...
The 12 media outlets pleaded guilty in February to breaching the gag order on reporting on the trial and conviction of the cardinal
Vatican introduces revisions to Canon Law, updates sanctions on clergy sex...
The revision aims to “reduce the number of cases in which the imposition of a penalty was left to the discretion of authorities”
Pope orders inquiry into German Church’s handling of abuse allegations
Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne welcomed the Vatican decision to send inspectors
Pope Francis orders transfer of residence of altar boys out of...
The Vatican said the possibility of moving the residence had been studied "for some time"
Controversial Filipino priest linked to ivory trade, sex abuse dies
The priest was suspended and stripped of his positions in the Archdiocese of Cebu following sex abuse allegations
Filipino priest accused of adultery banned from religious duties in Pampanga...
The Archdiocese of San Fernando says it "reserves the right to take appropriate actions as a more thorough investigation progresses"