March 12, 2019
Chilean cardinal addresses rape case in Santiago cathedral
SANTIAGO, Chile – Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello of Santiago on Thursday denied knowing and giving money to the complainant in a rape case in the cathedral which took place in 2015.
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International
March 7, 2019
French cardinal convicted for sex abuse cover-up
VATICAN – A French cardinal was given a six-month suspended sentence at a civil trial after he was found guilty of covering up abuses committed decades ago by a priest.
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International
WASHINGTON – Cardinal Donald Wuerl told Washington, DC priests Saturday that he appropriately handled a 2004 allegation of misconduct against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. The cardinal also said that his recent denials of knowledge concerning McCarrick’s alleged misdeeds pertained only to the sexual abuse of minors.
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International
VATICAN – While recent media reports suggest that a trial of Archbishop Theodore McCarrick is underway, Vatican sources have told CNA that his case is not being handled by a full judicial process.
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International
December 5, 2018
Names in redacted grand jury report on abuse can't be released, Pennsylvania high court says
HARRISBURG, Pa. – In a 6-1 decision Dec. 3, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said the identities of some clergy accused of abuse that were redacted from a grand jury report issued in mid-August must remain permanently blocked from release.
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International
November 19, 2018
Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: Lazy media suggest St. Michael's coverup
Ever since Watergate, scandals have been covered according to the adage: “It’s not the crime, it’s the coverup.”
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Fr. Raymond de Souza
August 31, 2018
Questioning Faith: The truth will make us agents of healing
As a psychotherapist, I work with people harmed by abuse: abusers who “own” it, and who don’t; falsely-accused people; and many, many people from many walks of life who have been abused.
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Faith
August 29, 2018
Peter Stockland: Archbishop Vigano takes a dubious path
Pope Francis famously asserted his preference for a Church that is “bruised, hurting, dirty” and has the mud of the street on her shoes.
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Register Columnists
September 20, 2017
Scandals in the Catholic Church: Bad news and good news
Leaders in the Catholic Church, like leaders in any organization, hate scandals. They wish that they never happen, and when they do, they try to deal with them internally so as not to get a lot of bad publicity.
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Guest Columns