Unreported Abuse
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 5:05 PM
The national news media gives intensive coverage to sexual abuse scandals involving Catholic clergy.
But according to online journalist Dave Pierre, the mainstream media is declining to take a similar interest in what he calls “a major child abuse scandal” in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
In an article this spring on the Media Research Centers’ Newsbusters website,... READ MORE
Filed under media, sexual abuse
Garden of Pain — and Healing
Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:49 AM
(CNN)
Oakland Catholics have a tangible expression of their Church’s anguish over the devastation caused by clerical sexual abusers.
Bishop Allan Vigneron of Oakland authorized the creation of a rooftop garden honoring victims of sexual abuse atop Oakland’s new Cathedral of Christ the Light.
Read this CNN article to learn more about the garden.
Here’s what Bishop Vigneron said about the... READ MORE
Filed under sexual abuse
How to Form Holy Priests
Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:59 AM
Seminarians greet the Pope April 19 at New York's St. Joseph Seminary. (CNS)
The Vatican weighed in today on the subject of using psychological methods in seminaries.
Many Vatican-watchers have concluded erroneously that today’s new Vatican document is intended primarily to address the question of how to avoid ordaining men who might become sexual abusers.
That’s obviously a crucial matter in itself, but the Vatican knows the bigger issue for the Church is whether... READ MORE
Filed under cardinal grocholewski, priestly formation, seminaries, sexual abuse
Trial Lawyers Target Vatican
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:31 AM
Here’s some potentially ominous news for the financial health of the Church.
A Kentucky appeals court has ruled that a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Vatican can continue, Associated Press reported yesterday.
In so doing, the court broke with legal precedent that holds that sovereign states such as the Holy See are immune from these kinds of lawsuits.
The decision by the 6th Appeals... READ MORE
Filed under lawsuits, sexual abuse, vatican
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