Attorneys for a Roman Catholic congregation of priests and brothers want a judge to exclude the word “grooming” from being employed in the case of an upcoming trial alleging sexual abuse by a priest, saying the term
Archbishop of Vienna: ‘I would certainly wish for the ordination of women’
Niwa Limbu
Archbishop Josef Grünwidl of Vienna has expressed his support for the ordination of women as priests and suggested that a future Church council could authorise the change
Archbishop Josef Grünwidl of Vienna has said that he would like
I used to protest LGBTQ Catholic ministry. Then I came out as gay
The fear I learned to live with
My dad has a saying. Technically, it’s a quote from “Dune,” but I heard it from my dad first.
Fear, the quote goes, is the mind-death. It means that
Bätzing asks Leo XIV to recognize the systemic causes of abuse
The former president of the German Episcopal Conference describes the Pope’s reference to a “human problem” as “insufficient” and defends the Synodal Path against the Roman Curia
Holy Cross College clergy sex abuse report released
By: Brian Conybear
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Holy Cross College just released its long-awaited external investigation into clergy sex abuse allegations against Fr. Thomas King, C.S.C. The report was done by Fort Wayne law firm Barrett McNagy LLP, and proves … Continue reading
WE’VE BEEN HACKED!
This website was hacked and destroyed early in the first week of May, 2026. I am now in the process of restoring it. You’ll need to be very patient, because the hack wiped out nearly 20 years of content and … Continue reading
In Mourning
Archbishop installation revives conversation of clergy sexual abuse scandal
Women are a problem for the Catholic Church
— An institution with ingrained misogyny
Papal plámás is no substitute for an end to discrimination against women
By Soline Humbert
The Catholic Church is bedevilled by … Continue reading
Retired priest: Catholic church knew of Guam sex abuses for decades
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World’s largest clergy abuse survivors network says abusive priests ‘dumped’ in faraway places
Guam’s Catholic church leadership has known for decades about clergy sex abuses that happened as early as the 1950s, a retired priest said