The Church has moved on from the 1970s – the Rupnik scandal shows the Pope must do so too

Nov 2, 2023 by

by Gavin Ashenden, Catholic Herald: One of the worst accusations against the integrity of the Catholic Church arise from the continuous sexual abuse scandals that have emerged in recent decades. In particular the “Spotlight scandals” of...

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A window is opening to show the shameful record of Australia’s state schools on sexual abuse

Sep 12, 2023 by

by Michael Cook, Mercator: Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse wound up in December 2017. In five years, it held 8,000 private sessions, held 444 days of public hearing, heard more than 1,200...

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Mike Pilavachi safeguarding concerns are ‘substantiated’

Sep 7, 2023 by

from Christian Today: The investigation into Mike Pilavachi has concluded and found that the safeguarding claims into the Soul Survivor founder are substantiated. The concerns relate to an abuse of power in his ministry and spiritual...

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My editor trashed my inquiry into child sexual abuse. Now I know why

Sep 3, 2023 by

by Dean Nelson, Guardian: Peter Wilby, who spent years denigrating victims in the media, has been convicted of possessing the most appalling images. One morning, a fortnight ago, I checked the BBC headlines to find my old editor, Peter...

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Is sex education now akin to grooming?

Aug 27, 2023 by

from Triggernometry: Miriam Grossman, MD, medical doctor with training in pediatrics and child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry, and author of Unprotected and You’re Teaching My Child WHAT? explains grooming to Konstantin Kisin and...

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When Rights Conflict: Sex Abuse Reporting & the Confessional

Aug 27, 2023 by

By Mark Michael, The Living Church: As the United Kingdom considers implementing a mandatory reporting law for child sexual abuse, the Church of England’s eight traditionalist Anglo-Catholic bishops have publicly urged that an exemption...

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