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| Schonborn attacks Sodano, urges reform - Saturday, May 08, 2010 5-8-10 The head of the Austrian Church has launched an attack of one of the most senior cardinals in the Vatican, saying that Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, “deeply wronged” the victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy when he dismissed media reports of the scandal. In a meeting with editors of the main Austrian daily newspapers last week, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, also said the Roman Curia was “urgently in need of reform”, and that lasting gay relationships deserved respect. He reiterated his view that the Church needs to reconsider its position on re-married divorcees. (full story) |
| Arrest ordered for Ugandan priest - Friday, May 07, 2010 5-6-10 Uganda's Director of Public Prosecution, Richard Butera, has ordered the arrest of a Catholic priest in Nebbi district who allegedly defiled two girls, and possibly infected them with HIV. Rev. Fr. Santos ConstatinoWapokura, 45, the parish priest of Pakwach, is accused of defiling a 14-year-old girl who was serving in the church. Wapokura had been in Police custody twice over the same allegations. His latest release was ordered by the resident state attorney, Innocent Obale, purportedly to allow the parties resolve the matter out of court. (full story) |
| Convicted US priest sent back to Sierra Leone - Friday, May 07, 2010 5-6-10 The teacher told The Associated Press that Rev. James Tully abused him and other boys repeatedly during his first stint in Sierra Leone, from 1979 to 1985. After a conviction in the U.S. for giving minors alcohol and groping them, the church sent Tully back to Sierra Leone for a second stint from 1994 to 1998. (full story) |
| Some European dioceses take the lead - Friday, May 07, 2010 5-7-10 In Germany, Austria and elsewhere, dioceses say they have begun poring through decades of archives to see how old abuse allegations were handled, or mishandled. In many cases, in an effort to convey their seriousness and openness in addressing a wave of allegations against priests and other church officials, these dioceses have banded together and named investigatory teams run by nonpriests. (full story) |
| Maciel's consecrated women 'voluntary slaves' - Friday, May 07, 2010 5-6-10 The existence of the Regnum Christi consecrated women had not been recognized by the Holy See. The faithful have been living in a sort of "voluntary slavery" that prevents them from expressing opinions, having friendships and connections with their family. Currently this "Female Army” founded by Maciel is composed of about 900 women of various nationalities mostly from Mexico, Spain, United States, France, Italy, Germany and New Zealand. (full story) |
| Charlotte diocese pays $1 million - Friday, May 07, 2010 5-7-10 ....Price confronted the priest who had molested him. His voice sometimes quivering, Price told Yurgel he’d stolen his faith and childhood and robbed him of his ability to trust. “To this day I suffer with horrible flashbacks and nightmares…,” Price said. “You are a liar, a thief of childhoods and a child molester.” Yurgel did not look at the victim or his parents. Nor did he apologize. His lawyer, George Laughrun, spoke for him: “He crossed the line. He knows better…He knows he has sinned.” (full story) |
| Bishop Mixa investigated for sex abuse - Friday, May 07, 2010 5-7-10 German Bishop Walter Mixa, who resigned last month amid claims he had beaten children and misused Church funds, is being investigated now for sexual abuse, prosecutors announced Friday. According to the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper, the accusation related to Mixa’s time as bishop of the Bavarian city of Eichstätt, between 1996 and 2005. But further details about the alleged victim were not known. (full story) |
| State to investigat Missouri facility for priests - Friday, May 07, 2010 5-7-10 Some viewers reacting to an I-Team investigation into what critics call Club Ped, a retreat for pedophile priests, say they are outraged the facility exists while others question why these priests aren't in prison. As a direct result of our inquiries, Missouri's Board of Probation and Parole is actively investigating whether the Vianney Renewal Center is an appropriate facility for priests on parole. (full story) |
| A challenge to old reformers - Friday, May 07, 2010 5-6-10 These reformers spend a lot of time and energy worrying, analyzing, writing about, and arguing with the institutional church. I believe they would do well to take some of the energy behind their righteous anger, and engage those who are struggling to find meaning and spiritual development in a rootless world. Together we need to explore the ways in which we are already church, and to enhance the opportunities to become more fully church.... Younger generations need this support to help them find roots. (full story) |
| Accused priests left in legal limbo - Thursday, May 06, 2010 5-6-10 As many as 300 American priests claim innocence and are waiting for the Vatican to restore them to duty, according to Fr. Michael Sullivan, a Minnesota priest and member of Justice for Priests and Deacons, an independent group of canon lawyers who defend Catholic clergy. Among such priests, Fr. James Selvaraj is fortunate. Former parishioners have stood by him, raising $70,000 to pay living expenses and legal fees, offering him places to stay, and inviting him to perform occasional private Masses. The diocese pays his health and car insurance, Selvaraj says. (full story) |
| Italian victims seek accountability - Thursday, May 06, 2010 5-5-10 Victims of a Florence priest who was defrocked for sexually and psychologically abusing his young parishioners are now demanding that his bishops be held responsible for keeping his crimes quiet. The victims' appeal is the latest sign that clerical abuse in Italy, long so taboo that it was rarely spoken of much less acted on, is increasingly getting public attention and forcing the Vatican to confront the problem in its own backyard. (full story) |
| Levada 'reluctant to remove priests from ministry' - Thursday, May 06, 2010 5-6-10 An examination of Cardinal Levada's record, pieced together from interviews and a review of thousands of pages of court documents, show that he generally followed the prevailing practice of the church hierarchy, often giving accused priests the benefit of the doubt and being reluctant to remove them from ministry. (full story) |
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