Posts Tagged ‘John Cornwell’

Catholic academic calls for no absolution for child abuse

Friday, October 31st, 2014

A Catholic academic in England says Catholic priests should refuse absolution to people who confess to abusing children. Cambridge academic John Cornwell made this call after the Church of England announced it would look at whether abuse admitted in the confessional should stay confidential. Dr Cornwell, who has written a book on Confession and is Read more