Our comment – July 17, 2011 Before reading on, please watch here the Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny, deliver his groundbreaking speech at the Irish parliament. Never before a head of state of a European or other country has openly criticised the Vatican in such clear and stringent words on…
RTTNews – July 17, 2011 – by RTT Staff Writer – Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Wednesday took the Catholic Church to task for trying to cover up cases of sexual abuse of minors by members of the clergy, and warned that relations between the Church and the Irish…
OE24.at – 27 juni 2011 Die Missbrauchs-Anzeige einer Frau gegen hochrangige Kirchenvertreter hat am Montag zu ersten Konsequenzen geführt. So wurde ein Tiroler Franziskanerpater und Schulseelsorger vom Dienst suspendiert. Der Vorwurf der sexuellen Nötigung gegen den Nationaldirektor von “Missio”, Leo Maasburg, soll unterdessen von der Opferschutzanwaltschaft eingehender geprüft werden. Maasburg…
By Dorothee Moisan (AFP) PARIS — A French woman claiming to have been brainwashed by the secretive Catholic society Opus Dei is suing it for allegedly keeping her illegally as a domestic servant, she told AFP Tuesday. Catherine T., who asked not to be identified by her family name, said…
CBC News Posted: May 4, 2011 5:43 AM ET A Roman Catholic bishop has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography for the purposes of importation to Canada. Raymond Lahey, former head of the diocese of Antigonish, N.S., told an Ottawa court Wednesday that he possessed and imported child pornography…
Interesting article from Catholic.net but the more interesting question: “What does it mean when a catholic organization files for bankruptcy? They are out of business one would presume, but do they close? Are priests and nuns send back to Rome or how does this actually work? Interesting also the link…
Congratulations to Survivors Voice Europe and best wishes on your launch event today! You give a voice to so many, so lost, for so long and for that I offer much applause and admiration. As you continue build awareness on the issue of childhood sexual abuse around the world, know that even…
National Catholic Reporter – by John Allen on Feb. 28, 2011 ROME — Perhaps the most telling index of the severity of the various PR and managerial catastrophes which have beset the papacy of Benedict XVI is that there’s now a budding literary genre attempting to explain them. It’s also…
Frankfurter Rundschau 27-01-2011 Das Missbrauchsopfer Weiner spricht im FR-Interview über die Versuche der Kirche, aus dem Skandal das Beste zu machen. Herr Weiner, vor einem Jahr haben Sie mit anderen den Missbrauchsskandal am Canisius-Kolleg öffentlich gemacht. Als Aufklärer gelten jedoch Jesuiten, allen voran der bisherige Schulleiter Mertes. Ärgert Sie das?…
Debat: Vaticaanknecht Antoine Bodar vs. advcaat Jan Boone ‘De Wereld Draait Door’ – 14 februari 2011 Door: Ton Leerschool – Survivors Voice Europe Voor wie het gemist heeft, hier is de link Wat een geniale opening van het debat door Jan Boone! Op de vraag wat het jongetje van 8/9jaar…
