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Category Archives: Clerical Sexual Abuse
Internal forum/confession and reporting crimes to the state
My friend Fr. Ray Blake, parish priest in Brighton at St. Mary Magdalen has a very good entry on his blog. To a degree it represents also some of my own reflections in the last few days. Let’s have a … Read More
“I saw the Pope weep.”
"Ho visto il Papa piangere" "I saw the Pope weep." There is a story in Italian in La Stampa about the meeting of Pope Benedict XVI in Malta with victims of clerical abuse when they were children. I teased out … Read More
Pope Benedict in Malta meets with victims of clerical sexual abuse
From The Times of Malta: One of the eight child abuse victims who met the Pope this afternoon said that the meeting had given the group peace in their hearts. The group, now in their 30s and 40s, had a … Read More
Card. Ruini on the source of Pope Benedict’s insistence on liturgy
Again I return to a constant theme of WDTPRS: Pope Benedict ‘s "Marshall Plan" to revitalize Catholic identity, our worship being the tip of the spear. We need to do this in order to keep the Church as a strong … Read More
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“Why not bomb the Vatican, and riddle the Pope with bullets as he staggers out of the flames?”
The following is amazing, even for those of us who are used to reading unhinged hate-speech. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reveals its true colors. I know about Godwin’s Law, but I suspect they may be Nazis sympathizers, given their hatred … Read More
Kung claws his way back into the news
I suspect Fr. Kung was getting nervous about not reading his name in the paper for a while, and so he staged another little nutty for the press. German theologian urges bishops to pressure pope By JUERGEN BAETZ (AP) – … Read More
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The UK’s Catholic Herald on present attacks against Arcbhp. Nichols of Westminster
I made a correction to the top of this entry about what the Times wrote concerning Archbishop Nichols. A couple readers pointed out an error I made in respect the Times story. Thanks! ___ In the current number of the … Read More
Sydney Morning Herald columnist with her head screwed on straight
A reader down under said that Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald has a piece about how the Holy Father and Church have been attacked. Let’s have a glance. Evildoers, not Pope, to blameApril 15, 2010 Miranda DevineSydney Morning Herald columnist The … Read More
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What the Holy See does when a cleric is accused of sexual abuse of a minor
In the future, when we are discussing the present controversies with people, we must be well-informed, ready to explain. From the gentlemanly Sandro Magister comes this: After an Accusation, Here is What Happens at the Vatican The guidelines of the … Read More
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comic relief
This is how I felt getting up today and thinking about the news I would read. An editorial cartoon… Michael Ramirez!
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