An underlying theme of the shameful story of clerical sex abuse in the Catholic Church has been the neglect of the victims. At last this is changing, and next year’s intense study of the whole issue being organised at the
Archbishop’s Theology is Wearing No Clothes
Many readers of Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s blog think there is layer upon layer of deep theological thinking about natural law, church-state relations, and the like. I am here to assure such well-meaning colleagues that nothing of the sort lurks in
Bishops Won’t Focus on Abuse Policies
Despite recent cases in which Roman Catholic bishops failed to report or suspend priests accused of child sexual abuse, the bishops head into a meeting in Seattle on Wednesday proposing no significant revisions to the abuse prevention policies they passed
Pope fires bishop who backed ordaining women
An Australian bishop has been fired by Pope Benedict XVI after suggesting the church consider ordaining women and married men.
William Morris (foreground), Catholic Bishop of the vast Queensland diocese of Toowoomba since 1993, was “removed from pastoral care,” an
Bishops Empower Themselves Not to Report Abuse Allegations, Catholics Speak Out
Statement from Call To Action Regarding
Bishops’ 2011 Spring Assembly:
Bishops Empower Themselves Not to Report Abuse Allegations, Catholics Speak Out
After this year’s revelations that the Philadelphia Archbishop and Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop failed to report sexual abuse allegations
Catholic bishops gather in Seattle, amidst new sex abuse allegations
Nearly 200 Catholic bishops gather in Seattle Wednesday for a three day conference, amidst new allegations of ongoing sexual abuse by priests.
The church leaders from all over the country will discuss potential changes to new rules put in place
U.S. Catholic bishops take aim against same-sex marriage
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops, at their first assembly since gay marriage became legal nationwide, vowed Monday to uphold marriage as only the union of a man and a woman and to seek legal protections for those who share that view.