Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 01:10:46 +0000
Malacañang turned the tables on the opposition and critics who blamed President Duterte for the alleged death threats on Catholic bishops.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 07:53:01 +0000
Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to prove his sincerity by engaging with critics “decently and responsibly.”
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:53:05 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo has declined to comment on President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that Catholicism would end in around 25 years, and took a swipe at the Chief Executive for missing self-imposed deadlines.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 23:35:08 +0000
At least 28 priests are credibly accused of having sexually abused more than 100 boys and girls while working for a Roman Catholic diocese in Iowa, church officials announced Monday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:43:07 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the Catholic Church would “disappear” in 25 years, as he again hit the clergy’s alleged abuses. “Itong Katoliko na ito will disappear. In almost 25 years wala na ‘yan,” Duterte said during his speech at the 1st National Assembly of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: RALPH VILLANUEVA| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:46:25 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the “only solution” to address the cases of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church would be to allow priests to marry. Duterte’s statement came…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 22:44:25 +0000
Pope Francis closed out his extraordinary summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing Sunday to confront abusers with “the wrath of God” felt by the faithful, end the cover-ups by their superiors, and prioritize the victims of this “brazen, aggressive and destructive evil.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 01:09:33 +0000
A cardinal admitted that files on priests accused of sexually abusing children were destroyed which allowed pedophiles to prey on others.
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Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 07:30:30 +0000
A French Catholic Church official says the country’s bishops have “agreed in principle” to provide financial compensation to sex abuse victims whose cases are too old to be taken to court.
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Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:59:38 +0000
Pope Francis warned bishops and religious superiors summoned Thursday that the Catholic faithful are demanding more than just condemnation of the crimes.
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