Pope Issues New Edict Requiring Vatican Officials To Report Sex Abuse Allegations
5 years, 9 months ago

Pope Issues New Edict Requiring Vatican Officials To Report Sex Abuse Allegations

NPR  

Pope Issues New Edict Requiring Vatican Officials To Report Sex Abuse Allegations Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP Andrew Medichini/AP Pope Francis issued a new decree making it mandatory for Vatican City officials or its diplomats around the globe to immediately report allegations of sexual abuse to authorities or face possible jail time. Sponsor Message "The protection of minors and vulnerable persons is an integral part of the gospel message that the Church and all its members are called to spread throughout the world," Francis wrote in the decree, which applies to "the Roman Curia and Vatican City State." Sponsor Message But Anne Barrett Doyle, co-director of Bishop Accountability, a watchdog group that monitors clergy sexual abuse cases around the world, said the Vatican's attempt to frame the legislation as an example for others to emulate is "disingenuous." "Instead of encouraging Church officials to report to each other, the Pope should instead be telling Church staff to make reports to local police and prosecutors first," SNAP said in a statement.

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Vatican commission finds Catholic Church must do better job on compensating abuse victims
2 months, 1 week ago

Vatican commission finds Catholic Church must do better job on compensating abuse victims

ABC  

The Catholic Church must do a better job of handling compensation for the victims of clergy sexual abuse, the Vatican's child protection commission said in its first annual report on Tuesday The church has been shaken by scandals across the world for decades, involving paedophile priests and the cover-up of their crimes. Colombian Bishop and commission secretary Luis Manuel Ali …

Church must learn from abuse victims, Pope Francis says on Belgium trip
3 months, 1 week ago

Church must learn from abuse victims, Pope Francis says on Belgium trip

The Hindu  

Pope Francis said on Saturday the Catholic Church must learn from victims of child sexual abuse, as he was pressed on the issue on the second day of his Belgium visit partially overshadowed by past scandals. Replying at a meeting in Brussels to a scripted question by a representative of an organisation helping abuse victims, the pontiff acknowledged the "atrocious …

Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome
3 months, 1 week ago

Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

The Independent  

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Expanding clergy sexual abuse probe targets New Orleans Catholic church leaders
8 months, 1 week ago

Expanding clergy sexual abuse probe targets New Orleans Catholic church leaders

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and failing to report their crimes to law enforcement. Louisiana State Police carried out a sweeping search warrant last week at the Archdiocese of New Orleans, seeking a …

Catholic officials in Brooklyn agree to an independent oversight of clergy sex abuse allegations
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Catholic officials in Brooklyn agree to an independent oversight of clergy sex abuse allegations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An independent monitor will oversee the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn’s handling of sexual abuse allegations under a settlement between the diocese and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The agreement announced Tuesday will address “years of mismanaging clergy sexual abuse cases,” James said. As part of the settlement, the diocese has agreed to strengthen its procedures …

An Argentine judge recognizes gender abuse suffered for years by 20 nuns in a breakthrough ruling
9 months ago

An Argentine judge recognizes gender abuse suffered for years by 20 nuns in a breakthrough ruling

Associated Press  

BUNEOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine judge on Friday ruled that 20 cloistered nuns had suffered abuse for more than two decades at the hands of high-ranking clergy in the country’s conservative north, and ordered the accused archbishop and church officials to undergo psychological treatment and training in gender discrimination. “I conclude and affirm that the nuns have suffered acts …

The Vatican’s problematic process to address clergy sex abuse cases, explained
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Vatican’s problematic process to address clergy sex abuse cases, explained

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — One afternoon in mid-December, Pope Francis had a meeting that wasn’t on his official agenda or otherwise recorded, that underscored the utter dysfunction of the Catholic Church’s response to the global clergy sex abuse scandal. “The only justice, or semblance of justice that has been meted out is in civilian courts because the church can’t screw them …

Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands
1 year, 2 months ago

Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s first official probe of sex abuse by clergy members or other people connected to the Catholic Church in the country included a survey that indicated that the number of victims could run into hundreds of thousands. The survey was part of a damning report by the office of Spain’s ombudsman, or “defensor del pueblo,” following an 18-month …

Spain's report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands
1 year, 2 months ago

Spain's report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands

The Independent  

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Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest accused of adult abuse but allowed to keep ministering
1 year, 2 months ago

Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest accused of adult abuse but allowed to keep ministering

Associated Press  

ROME — Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women, and removed the statute of limitations that had previously prevented a church trial based on their claims. A Vatican statement said Francis’ abuse prevention commission had flagged “serious problems” in the way his case was …

Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands
1 year, 2 months ago

Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands

LA Times  

Spanish ombudsman Ángel Gabilondo delivers a report on abuse in the Catholic Church to President of the Congress Francina Armengol in Madrid on Friday. Spain’s first official investigation of sex abuse by clergy members or other people connected to the Catholic Church in the country included a survey that indicated the number of victims could run into hundreds of thousands. …

Clergy abuse survivors propose new ‘zero tolerance’ law following outcry over Vatican appointment
1 year, 3 months ago

Clergy abuse survivors propose new ‘zero tolerance’ law following outcry over Vatican appointment

Associated Press  

ROME — Clergy sexual abuse survivors on Monday unveiled a proposed new church law calling for the permanent removal of abusive priests and superiors who covered for them, as they stepped up their outrage over Pope Francis’ choice to head the Vatican office that investigates sex crimes. The Vatican office that Fernandez now heads has processed priest abuse cases globally …

A Belgian bishop says the Vatican has for years snubbed pleas to defrock a pedophile ex-colleague
1 year, 3 months ago

A Belgian bishop says the Vatican has for years snubbed pleas to defrock a pedophile ex-colleague

The Independent  

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Over 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century
1 year, 3 months ago

Over 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century

The Hindu  

A sweeping, year-long study of sex abuse by Catholic priests and others in Switzerland published on September 12 has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century, as the Swiss church becomes the latest in Europe to reckon with the abuse scandal. The report, commissioned by the Swiss Conference of Bishops and led by two University of Zurich …

Sweeping study finds 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century
1 year, 3 months ago

Sweeping study finds 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A sweeping, year-long study of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and others in Switzerland published Tuesday has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century, as the Swiss church becomes the latest in Europe to reckon with the abuse scandal. The report, commissioned by the Swiss Conference of Bishops and led by two University of Zurich …

Pope Francis expresses concern and dismay over alleged abuse by priests in Bolivia
1 year, 6 months ago

Pope Francis expresses concern and dismay over alleged abuse by priests in Bolivia

The Independent  

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Pope Francis expresses concern and dismay over alleged abuse by priests in Bolivia
1 year, 6 months ago

Pope Francis expresses concern and dismay over alleged abuse by priests in Bolivia

Associated Press  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Pope Francis expressed concern — and dismay — over the allegations of sexual abuse committed by priests in Bolivia in a letter sent Friday to President Luis Arce, as a pedophilia scandal involving priests continues to rock the the Andean country. In the letter, Francis says he shares the president’s “concern, outrage and condemnation” regarding the …

Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims
1 year, 9 months ago

Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up sexual abuse cases, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims of abuse when they are unable to freely consent. But in four years, we’ve seen no significant …

Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims
1 year, 9 months ago

Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims

The Hindu  

Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding Catholic hierarchs accountable for covering up cases of sex abuse, expanding the norms to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults can also be victims of abuse when they are unable to consent. The new norms also reaffirmed that even adults can be victims of predator …

Spain’s ombudsman registers 445 church sex abuse complaints
1 year, 9 months ago

Spain’s ombudsman registers 445 church sex abuse complaints

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s ombudsman said Monday that an independent commission set up a year ago to investigate historic sex abuse by the Catholic church has collected testimonies from 445 victims, as the nation tackles an issue other European countries acted on long ago. Spain’s parliament voted on March 10, 2022 to open the first official investigation, led by ombudsman Ángel …

French church abuse victims get reparations, and recognition
1 year, 9 months ago

French church abuse victims get reparations, and recognition

Associated Press  

PARIS — “I came back to life.” Like other victims of child abuse by priests, 52-year-old Stéphane said getting an official recognition from France’s Catholic Church of what happened is helping him get better, at last. Stéphane is among 201 victims granted financial or other reparations from the church so far under a process launched last year by an independent …

Pope opens up on sex abuse cases, says church must do more
1 year, 11 months ago

Pope opens up on sex abuse cases, says church must do more

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has shed light on the Catholic Church’s handling of sex abuse allegations against East Timor’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero, suggesting that he indeed was allowed to retire early rather than face prosecution or punishment. Francis acknowledged the Catholic Church still had a long way to go to deal with the problem, saying more transparency …

While blamed, Benedict fought sex abuse more than past popes
2 years ago

While blamed, Benedict fought sex abuse more than past popes

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is rightly credited with having been one of the 20th century’s most prolific Catholic theologians, a teacher-pope who preached the faith via volumes of books, sermons and speeches. “In our view, Pope Benedict XVI is taking decades of the church’s darkest secrets to his grave with him,” said SNAP, the main U.S.-based group …

Though faulted, Benedict turned Vatican around on sex abuse
2 years ago

Though faulted, Benedict turned Vatican around on sex abuse

The Independent  

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Italy church says 600 sex abuse cases sent to Vatican
2 years, 1 month ago

Italy church says 600 sex abuse cases sent to Vatican

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Italy’s Catholic bishops provided their first accounting of clergy sexual abuse and revealed Thursday that more than 600 cases from Italy were on file at the Vatican since 2000. The report of the Italian bishops’ conference, which only covered complaints that local Italian church authorities had received over the last two years, did not mention the hundreds …

Vatican ponders priesthood amid abuse research, revelations
2 years, 10 months ago

Vatican ponders priesthood amid abuse research, revelations

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican this week is hosting a three-day symposium on the Catholic priesthood amid renewed public attention on clergy sex abuse scandals and fresh research into the abuses of priestly power that harm both children and adults. Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis told his fellow bishops over a year ago that the McCarrick scandal …

Portugal: Church sex abuse panel unearths over 200 cases
2 years, 10 months ago

Portugal: Church sex abuse panel unearths over 200 cases

Associated Press  

LISBON, Portugal — A lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said Thursday that during its first month of work it received allegations from 214 people. The allegations are from people born between 1933 and 2006 and tell of psychological torment kept secret for decades, the Independent Committee for the Study of Child Abuse …

Vatican defends Benedict after report faults abuse record
2 years, 11 months ago

Vatican defends Benedict after report faults abuse record

Associated Press  

ROME — The Vatican on Wednesday strongly defended Pope Benedict XVI’s record in fighting clergy sexual abuse and cautioned against looking for “easy scapegoats and summary judgments,” after an independent report faulted his handling of four cases of abuse when he was archbishop of Munich, Germany. The Holy See’s editorial director, Andrea Tornielli, provided the Vatican’s first substantial response to …

Retired Pope Benedict XVI Faulted Over Abuse Cases When He Was In Germany
2 years, 11 months ago

Retired Pope Benedict XVI Faulted Over Abuse Cases When He Was In Germany

Huff Post  

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sits in St. Peter's Basilica as he attends the ceremony marking the start of the Holy Year, at the Vatican, Dec. 8, 2015. AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File BERLIN — A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese on Thursday faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of four cases when he was archbishop in the …

Pope says he’ll meet with French sex abuse commission
3 years ago

Pope says he’ll meet with French sex abuse commission

Associated Press  

ROME — Pope Francis agreed Monday to meet with the commission that published a ground-breaking report into clergy sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church and, separately, expressed “sadness” over the sudden downfall of the archbishop of Paris, according to French bishops who met with him. Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of the French Bishops Conference, told reporters that Francis …

Pope: Church, shamed by sex abuse, must better protect kids
3 years, 2 months ago

Pope: Church, shamed by sex abuse, must better protect kids

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday called on all those who work with children, starting from the scandal-stained Catholic Church, to join together in an alliance to better prevent sexual and other abuse of minors. In a message to a conference in Rome about keeping children safe, Francis said the church’s own efforts are driven by “the sorrow and …

Pope expresses ‘shame’ at scale of church sex abuse in France
3 years, 3 months ago

Pope expresses ‘shame’ at scale of church sex abuse in France

LA Times  

Pope Francis listens to speeches during his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Pope Francis expressed “shame” for himself and the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday for the scale of child sexual abuse within the church in France and acknowledged failures in putting the needs of victims first. “It is also my shame, our shame, my shame, for …

France Catholic church abuse scandal: 216,000 minors sexually abused, report finds
3 years, 3 months ago

France Catholic church abuse scandal: 216,000 minors sexually abused, report finds

CNN  

Paris CNN — Members of the Catholic clergy in France sexually abused an estimated 216,000 minors over the past seven decades, according to a damning report published Tuesday that said the Church had prioritized the protection of the institution over victims who were urged to stay silent. “Faced with this scourge, for a very long time the Catholic Church’s immediate …

The global scale of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
3 years, 3 months ago

The global scale of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

Al Jazeera  

A series of abuse scandals, often involving children, have rocked the Catholic Church in recent decades. The Catholic Church has been repeatedly rocked by child sexual abuse scandals over the last three decades. An independent inquiry on Tuesday said it had concluded there were about 216,000 victims of sexual abuse carried out by the French Catholic Church’s clergy between 1950 …

French clergy sexually abused ‘over 200,000 children’ since 1950
3 years, 3 months ago

French clergy sexually abused ‘over 200,000 children’ since 1950

Al Jazeera  

About 216,000 children are estimated to have been sexually abused by thousands of French Catholic priests, deacons and other clergy since 1950, an independent inquiry has found, alleging the phenomenon was covered up by a “veil of silence”. Speaking at a public, online presentation of the report, Suave added that the Church had shown “deep, total and even cruel indifference …

‘Thousands of paedophiles’ in French Catholic Church since 1950
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Thousands of paedophiles’ in French Catholic Church since 1950

Al Jazeera  

Head of commission probing scandal says it found between 2,900 and 3,200 paedophile priests or other members of the church. Thousands of paedophiles have operated inside the French Catholic Church since 1950, the head of an independent commission investigating the scandal said just days ahead of the release of its report. The commission’s research had uncovered between 2,900 and 3,200 …

Pope to bishops: Listen to abuse victims for sake of church
3 years, 3 months ago

Pope to bishops: Listen to abuse victims for sake of church

Associated Press  

ROME — Pope Francis urged European bishops on Saturday to listen to survivors of clergy sexual abuse and consider them partners in reform, warning that their failure to do so risks the very future of the Catholic Church. He said bishops in particular must be the first to listen to victims, not the last, and must be at their service …

Vatican exonerates Brooklyn Bishop accused of sexual abuse
3 years, 4 months ago

Vatican exonerates Brooklyn Bishop accused of sexual abuse

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Vatican has concluded that allegations of sexual abuse dating back a half century against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn do not “have the semblance of truth,” but an attorney for the accusers said they would press forward with their civil cases. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, said Wednesday that the Vatican has …

Vatican prosecutor seeks prison for priest in abuse trial
3 years, 5 months ago

Vatican prosecutor seeks prison for priest in abuse trial

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — A prosecutor for the Holy See asked a Vatican court Thursday to convict and sentence an Italian priest for the alleged sexual abuse of a former altar boy on Vatican City property. Gabriele Martinelli stem from abuse that allegedly took place at the Vatican’s youth seminary. Earlier in the trial, the former altar boy testified that he …

Sex abuse data from Poland’s Catholic Church is decades too late
3 years, 6 months ago

Sex abuse data from Poland’s Catholic Church is decades too late

Al Jazeera  

These figures detailing allegations of child sexual abuse by clergy do not tell the full story. Last Monday, Poland’s Catholic Church released new figures of the number of complaints it has received alleging sexual abuse at the hands of its clergy. On one hand, that Poland’s church made these figures public is useful as it provides some data on the …

Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity
3 years, 7 months ago

Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office also can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes. The law doesn’t explicitly define which adults are covered, saying only an adult who “habitually has an imperfect use …

Vatican Law Criminalizes Abuse Of Adults By Priests, Laity
3 years, 7 months ago

Vatican Law Criminalizes Abuse Of Adults By Priests, Laity

Huff Post  

General audience of Pope Francis with the presence of a small group of faithful in masks after the long pause due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Cortile San Damaso, at Vatican City, May 26, 2021. Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests …

The Pope Is Toughening Church Laws On Sex Abuse, Fraud And The Ordination Of Women
3 years, 7 months ago

The Pope Is Toughening Church Laws On Sex Abuse, Fraud And The Ordination Of Women

NPR  

The Pope Is Toughening Church Laws On Sex Abuse, Fraud And The Ordination Of Women Enlarge this image toggle caption Remo Casilli/Pool via AP Remo Casilli/Pool via AP ROME — Pope Francis on Tuesday issued a major revision of Catholic Church laws regulating clerical sex abuse, fraud and the attempt to ordain women. Sponsor Message After handling scandals secretively with …

Pope sends envoys to German diocese in church abuse crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

Pope sends envoys to German diocese in church abuse crisis

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Pope Francis is sending envoys to the German archdiocese of Cologne to investigate possible mistakes by senior church officials in handling past sexual abuse cases and the “complex pastoral situation” in the deeply divided church there. The papal nuncio’s office in Berlin said Friday that Francis ordered an “apostolic visitation” and will send Cardinal Anders Arborelius and Johannes …

Spain: Catholic leaders put numbers to sex abuse claims
3 years, 8 months ago

Spain: Catholic leaders put numbers to sex abuse claims

Associated Press  

MADRID — In a first public attempt to put numbers to instances of child sex abuse by the country’s Catholic clergy, Spain’s Episcopal Conference revealed Friday that 220 cases were officially reported to the Vatican over the past two decades. The conference, which is the top governing body of Spain’s Catholic Church, said Spanish bishops submitted 76 allegations against regular …

Vatican's McCarrick report forces debate on power and abuse
4 years, 1 month ago

Vatican's McCarrick report forces debate on power and abuse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Vatican’s report into ex-Cardinal …

Vatican’s McCarrick report forces debate on power and abuse
4 years, 1 month ago

Vatican’s McCarrick report forces debate on power and abuse

Associated Press  

ROME — The Vatican’s report into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has raised uncomfortable questions the Holy See will have to confront going forward, chief among them what it’s going to do about current and future clergy who abuse their power to sexually abuse adults. “It does get down to this idea that somehow when someone turns 18, a) they’re no longer …

Vatican faults others for McCarrick’s rise, spares Francis
4 years, 1 month ago

Vatican faults others for McCarrick’s rise, spares Francis

Associated Press  

ROME — A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick found that bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed multiple reports of sexual misconduct and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ handling of the predator until taking action when a former altar boy alleged abuse. The case created a credibility crisis for the church since the Vatican had …

Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial
4 years, 2 months ago

Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial

NPR  

Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Editor's note: This story includes details some readers may find disturbing. It's the first criminal trial for sexual abuse to take place in the Vatican court. Following Jarzembowski's allegations, Francis waived the statute of limitations for sexual abuse and …

Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police
4 years, 5 months ago

Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police

The Hindu  

The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, in its latest effort to compel church leaders to protect minors from predator priests. In addition, the manual says bishops should not ignore allegations just because they fall outside the church’s statute of …

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