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Finally the Vatican seems to recognize that the shame inflicted on the Church by the sex-abuse scandals is as much about bishops who cover up crimes as it is clerics who commit them.
Editorial: A saint for our times
By Catholic Register EditorialJean Vanier, Canadian writer, philosopher and humanitarian who died May 7, was a champion for people with intellectual disabilities and touched countless lives through his constant message of love.
Editorial: A dementia response
By Catholic Register EditorialMore than half a million Canadians are living with dementia and many more people than that live with a dementia sufferer. In little more than a decade those numbers are projected to almost double.
Editorial: More than a church
By Catholic Register EditorialAs flames engulfed Notre-Dame Cathedral, threatening to destroy a Paris treasure that for 850 years withstood revolutions, wars and natural disasters, dazed crowds formed impromptu vigils on nearby streets. They prayed, they cried, they sang Ave Maria’s.
Editorial: Easter shows the way
By Catholic Register EditorialIt has been a year of shame and humiliation for the Church. The clerical abuse scandals have scarred thousands of victims and mortified the faithful worldwide. They have also spurred appeals for repentance and renewal, appeals that are appropriate at Easter.
Editorial: A duty to vaccinate
By Catholic Register EditorialVaccinating young children against a wide range of diseases is a medical and moral imperative, and a smart practice parents should embrace.
Editorial: A shameful law
By Catholic Register EditorialA recent cover of The Catholic Register featured a heartbreaking picture of a tearful woman in a hijab being comforted in the wake of the New Zealand mosque attacks.
Editorial: No place for guns
By Catholic Register EditorialIt turns out that banning assault weapons doesn’t have to be so difficult after all. All it takes is courage, resolve, leadership — and a touch of common sense.
Editorial: Safety is a priority
By Catholic Register EditorialSeparate terrorist attacks in the past five months have killed 80 people as they worshipped in New Zealand mosques, an American synagogue and a Philippines cathedral. These are just three among hundreds of attacks on worshippers over the past decade.
Editorial: The truth is near
By Catholic Register EditorialOne of the most contentious debates involving Church figures of the 20th century involves the actions of Pope Pius XII during World War II.
Editorial: Justice isn’t easy
By Catholic Register EditorialThe immediate reaction to the mid-February news that Australian Cardinal George Pell was found guilty of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys was that, in addition to any sentence the courts pronounce, the Vatican should move quickly to expel him from the priesthood.