As Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, was giving his keynote address at the opening of “Child Dignity in the Digital World,” the Vatican was hiding a Catholic priest diplomat wanted in the United States and Canada for accessing child pornography. That’s not only hubris but hypocrisy of the highest order. How can […]
Papal Regret and the Italian Priest Whom the Pope Gave a Second Chance
In a recent meeting with his Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Pope Francis expressed regret over his handling of sexual abuse allegations involving an Italian priest who molested again after being granted a papal reprieve. The Pope told the Commission that he was “learning on the job” and has now come to believe […]
The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Announce a Sexual Abuse Compensation Plan
The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn announced last week that it will offer a sexual abuse victim compensation plan similar to the one the Archdiocese of New York began last year. The Brooklyn program will initially consider the cases of about 280 abuse victims already known to the diocese, for claims of abuse that date to […]
The Bill Cosby Sex Assault Mistrial and Its Impact on Sexual Assault Survivors
While Saturday’s news that the jurors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial had deadlocked and the judge declared a mistrial was not a victory for sexual assault and abuse survivors, it did give the pubic a glimpse into the trauma and the victimization endured by survivors of these crimes. Some legal experts opined that the […]
Catholic Church Reports Dramatic Rise in Sexual Abuse Claims Last Year
The Boston Globe is reporting that the Catholic Church in the United States experienced a sharp increase in abuse claims last year. It is the largest rise since the country’s Catholic bishops began keeping tallies of claims in 2004. The annual report from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which covers July 2015 to June […]
