All Catholic bishops in New Zealand must resign, says respected Catholic theologian Dr Christopher Longhurst. – Originally reported August 22, 2024 Longhurst’s comments, reported in the widely read publication La Croix International, are strongly critical of the very people from whom he receives his daily bread. New Zealand’s Catholic bishops employ him to teach at Read more
Institutional child sex abuse survivors in West Australia will not benefit from most recommendations a parliamentary inquiry found would help them. The State government rejected 22 of the inquiry’s 33 recommendations, which included allowing the names of known child abusers to be published prominently on church websites. Just 11 of the 33 inquiry committee’s recommendations Read more
Survivors of clergy abuse are calling on the Vatican to adopt a global zero-tolerance policy for predator priests, similar to the rules implemented in the US Catholic Church in 2002. The survivors argue that such measures are necessary to protect children worldwide. The US policy, often referred to as “one strike and you’re out”, requires Read more
Women who say a once-prominent Jesuit artist abused them said they had been revictimised by his superiors. The women said Pope Francis’ recent gestures and an apparent effort to exonerate him publicly showed church pledges of “zero tolerance” were just a “publicity stunt.” In an open letter published on an Italian survivor advocate site, the Read more
Survivors of church sex abuse have descended on Rome this week, marking the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ summit of church leaders on preventing abuse with calls for more accountability and acknowledgment of their pain. On Thursday, three deaf Argentines marched to St. Peter’s Square. They were among the victims of violent sexual abuse by Read more