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No ‘level playing field’ when taking abuse claims to court

Friday, October 2nd, 2020

A lawyer representing a number of survivors of abuse while in state care says there is never a level playing field when taking claims to court. Continue reading

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Royal Commission – Abuse in Care

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- Kieran What ultimately matters in the Church is not who said that there will never be women ordained as priests in the Roman Catholic Church. It is what and when the will of God decides if and when it will happen. Fortunately when one wonderful young woman said her yes, the real presence of Jesus Christ...
  Church is running out of reasons not to ordain women · February 27, 2021
- Mon The church will never 'run out of reasons' to restrict the priesthood to men unless the church moves away from Christ. I notice that most 'theologians' who are pressing for women to be admitted to the priesthood are career clericalists. With a clear understanding of the priesthood as service to...
  Church is running out of reasons not to ordain women · February 25, 2021
- David Good to pray for these people Cardinal Gregory and its nice and safe isn't it? No one can complain about it. Let's keep things in perspective. 20,000,000 died of the Spanish flew. 60,000,000 deaths from abortion in your own country alone. You give Holy Communion, Jesus body and blood to a known...
  Cardinal Gregory prays for 500,000 Americans killed by Covid-19 · February 25, 2021
- Mon What a shame to lose someone with his expertise and devotion to the work.
  Pope accepts top liturgy Cardinal’s resignation · February 24, 2021
- Alex McNaughten The Thomas Reese SJ long article reports and comments on the confusion and lack of Church unity in dealing with the serious heresy embraced by many Catholic politicians including US. President Joe Biden. Reference is not made to a heresy but indeed that is what it is. Stated that the Vatican...
  US bishops split on how to deal with Biden · February 21, 2021
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