Benedict XVI also recalls ‘unforgettable’ trip to Britain
Topic: clerical abuse crisis
Dutch Church promises action on clerical abuse
Posted on Monday, 13 December 2010
Spokesman says ‘apologies are not enough’ after commission receives nearly 2,000 claims of clerical sexual abuse since 1945
In new book, Pope says abuse crisis left him ‘stunned’
Posted on Monday, 22 November 2010
In a wide-ranging and candid interview the Pope describes crisis as ‘a tremendous cloud of filth which darkens everything’
Diocese loses appeal against £8m abuse claim
Posted on Thursday, 11 November 2010
Diocese of Middlesbrough must appeal directly to the Supreme Court or else settle what is thought to be the biggest abuse claim in English history
New book to reveal Pope’s thoughts on abuse crisis
Posted on Friday, 5 November 2010
Interviewer Peter Seewald asks Benedict XVI if he considered resigning
Poll: most Irish Catholic women do not feel valued by the Church
Posted on Thursday, 4 November 2010
Study finds that 74 per cent of Catholic women in Ireland feel that the Church does not treat them with ‘a lot of respect’
Reporting of abusive priest was a factor in MacKillop’s excommunication, say nuns
Posted on Monday, 11 October 2010
Sisters of St Joseph, the order co-founded by Blessed Mary MacKillop, respond to claims made in controversial documentary
Pope ‘understands’ criticism of his handling of abuse crisis, says author
Posted on Friday, 8 October 2010
The claim, by Bavarian author Peter Seewald, is based on a series of interviews with the Pontiff earlier this year
Ireland visitation to focus on abuse victims, says Vatican
Posted on Friday, 8 October 2010
High-level officials meet in Rome to prepare Apostolic Visitation
Like everyone else 30 years ago, the Church failed to understand paedophilia
Some respected campaigners even regarded it as a civil right