Walking The (Catholic) Plank
Why doesn't my Catholic Church get its own house in order first? Get the plank/log/boulder/semi truck/elephant out of its own eye before it tries to remove a speck from another's eye?
Why doesn't my Catholic Church get its own house in order first? Get the plank/log/boulder/semi truck/elephant out of its own eye before it tries to remove a speck from another's eye?
Posted 04.11.2012
By Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The first criminal case against a sitting U.S. bishop in the decades-long cler...
AP | By MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 04.28.2012
PHILADELPHIA -- A Roman Catholic monsignor charged with protecting predator-priests lost a last-minute bid to have criminal charges dismissed Monday, ...
Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 04.15.2012
Judaism does not place the same emphasis on confession as the Catholic faith does, but we do want people to feel comfortable speaking with their rabbi while they're in the process of repentance.
AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 04.10.2012
ROME — A culture of silence across Asia may be keeping many victims of clergy sex abuse there from coming forward, a top Asian church official t...
Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 04.02.2012
The day after a ruling that would have compelled Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua to testify in the cases against the Church in pedophilia scandals, it is announced that the Cardinal died overnight.
AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 03.24.2012
PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors on Monday accused the Archdiocese of Philadelphia of being an "unindicted co-conspirator" in a clergy sex abuse case ...
Posted 01.04.2012
By Tim Townsend St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS (RNS) The director of a leading victims' advocacy group refused to answer some questions or turn...
Posted 11.29.2011
By Ben Horowitz Religion News Service MORRISTOWN, N.J. (RNS) For four years, Jose Feliciano told a jury on Monday (Nov. 28), his rage grew. ...
Kim Michele Richardson | Posted 01.22.2012
I think fear is a real quandary for society. All we have at the moment is exposure of crimes and a salute to the victims, the brave ones who courageously stand up to these bullying organizations and institutions.
Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 01.16.2012
There are two main characteristics of the abuser: narcissism and grandiosity. The narcissist cares only for his own needs. And many of these people are like the Pied Piper -- the energetic coach, for example.
AP | BY HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 12.19.2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Calls for Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Finn to resign started even before last week, when he became the highest-ranking church lea...
AP | BILL DRAPER | Posted 12.14.2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City's Catholic bishop has become the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic official indicted on a charge of failing to protec...
Kim Michele Richardson | Posted 11.15.2011
Recently, the Boston Archdiocese released a list of accused clergy. A good first step. A move in the right direction. But also mind-boggling is the number of Catholic clergy predators in one town.
AP | By SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 09.21.2011
DUBLIN -- The Vatican encouraged Catholic bishops not to tell police about suspected pedophile priests and flouted Irish law, Ireland's lawmakers decl...
AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 09.12.2011
DUBLIN — A new investigation into the Catholic Church's chronic cover-up of child abuse found Wednesday that a rural diocese and its bishop igno...
AP | By GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 08.29.2011
LOS ANGELES -- Clergy abuse victims protested Wednesday outside the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles after learning that a v...
Posted 08.14.2011
By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican will use online education and other methods to help the world's Catholic bis...
Posted 08.06.2011
By Hisashi Yukimoto Religion News Service TOKYO (RNS/ENInews) Roman Catholic bishops from across Asia will hold a summit on "The Impact of Pedophilia...
Kim Michele Richardson | Posted 07.19.2011
If the Catholic Church is to erase this stain on its reputation, it will have to be based on a complete reversal of its callous shielding of abusers within its ranks. I and other victims are still waiting.
Posted 07.18.2011
By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Amnesty International has criticized the Vatican for falling short of its commitments...
AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 07.16.2011
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has told bishops around the world that it is important to cooperate with police in reporting priests who rape and mol...
AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 07.11.2011
CHICAGO — The Vatican was named Wednesday in a lawsuit that claims the Holy See ultimately was responsible for covering up child sexual abuse by...
Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 06.21.2011
Mary's gift to the world is brutally dismissed and diminished by a Church that has declared the fight for her voice, her equality and her empowerment to be a most grave crime.
Posted 06.16.2011
By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Belgium's Catholic bishops declared themselves "extremely shocked" on Friday (Apr. 15...
Sarah O'Leary | Posted 04.27.2012