Palace says Duterte not alluded to by Pope’s ‘friends of the devil’ remarks

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:05:39 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte does not feel alluded to by Pope Francis’ remarks that people who criticize the church are friends of the devil.

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Ex-Marbel Bishop Gutierrez buried on his natal day 

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:21:02 +0000

Ex-Marbel Bishop Gutierrez buried on his natal day

KORONADAL CITY – Retired Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez of the Diocese of Marbel was laid to his final resting place at the back of Christ the King Cathedral here on a day very close to his heart – his birthday. The outspoken prelate would have turned 80 years old today, Thursday, Feb. 20, but he returned […]

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Abuse survivors demand Vatican transparency, accountability

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 22:12:53 +0000

Abuse survivors demand Vatican transparency, accountability

Survivors of clergy sex abuse on Wednesday demanded transparency, zero tolerance for abuse and accountability for religious superiors who cover up for rapists, setting a confrontational tone on the eve of Pope Francis’ high-stakes abuse prevention summit.

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Duterte renews attack on Church ahead of Vatican summit

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:54:47 +0000

Duterte renews attack on Church ahead of Vatican summit

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday renewed his tirades against the Catholic Church ahead of a summit called by Pope Francis to tackle sex abuses cases involving the clergy.

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Church to OFWs: Vote for ‘honest, helpful, industrious’ bets like you

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 07:28:02 +0000

THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) advised overseas Filipino voters to weigh the candidates in the midterm elections in May against the…READ

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World bishops head to Vatican for sex abuse summit

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 04:31:48 +0000

World bishops head to Vatican for sex abuse summit

Pope Francis gathers bishops from around the world at the Vatican this week for a summit on child sex abuse scandals assailing the Church.

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Sex abuse survivors spell out Catholic Church challenge

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 03:10:36 +0000

Patricia Gallagher Marchant (R), a victim of clergy abuse, speaks during a press conference outside the Archdiocese of Chicago on January 2, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. - Advocates for clergy abuse victims demanded inclusion in a historic Vatican conference to address the crisis, as US bishops gathered in prayer near Chicago in advance of the February meeting. The groups Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) and Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said they had sent an open letter to Pope Francis asking to be included in discussing reforms in the Catholic Church. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)

As the Vatican prepares to host a global child abuse summit on the protection of minors, victims’ associations are calling for concrete steps from the Catholic Church to end paedophilia.

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McCarrick’s rise through church hierarchy began as altar boy

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 22:55:42 +0000

McCarrick's rise through church hierarchy began as altar boy

Theodore McCarrick’s rise through the Catholic Church hierarchy before being brought down by sex abuse scandals began as an altar boy.

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Duterte says Catholic Church has to reform

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:40:09 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said the Catholic Church should reform, following the admission of Pope Francis that priests have sexually abused nuns. “Now you see, the Pope is in Dubai, he admitted yesterday that the priests have sexually abused the nuns, really,” Duterte said during the Peace and Order Summit for […]

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