Vatican summit mulls punishing bishops who fail to protect flock

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:16:41 +0000

Vatican summit mulls punishing bishops who fail to protect flock

Cardinals attending Pope Francis’ summit on preventing clergy sex abuse called on Friday for a new culture of accountability in the Catholic Church to punish bishops and religious superiors when they fail to protect their flocks from predator priests. 

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Vatican summit on sex abuse focuses calls for accountability

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:16:39 +0000

Vatican summit on sex abuse focuses calls for accountability

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals attending Pope Francis’ summit on preventing clergy sex abuse have called for a new culture of accountability in the Catholic Church to punish bishops and religious superiors who fail to protect their flocks from predator priests.

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Pope opens sex abuse summit amid outcry from survivors

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:59:38 +0000

Pope opens sex abuse summit amid outcry from survivors

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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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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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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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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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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