“The public prosecutor's office in Munich has officially closed a preliminary investigation into Benedict XVI concerning allegations that he covered up sexual abuse decades ago when he was cardinal-archbishop in the Bavarian capital... due to lack of evidence or the statute of limitations.”
“ Non toccare il Santo! "Keep your hands off the saint". And in these days, some Church officials in the Eternal City have repeated that saying following revelations in Poland that Saint John Paul II protected pedophile priests when, as Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, he was the archbishop of Krakow. ”
“Revelations suggesting that John Paul II knowingly covered up sexual abuse by reassigning priest perpetrators when he was cardinal-archbishop of Krakow have have provoked extreme and contrasting reaction's in the late pope's native Poland.”
“Making homosexuality a crime is a form of "one upmanship" for some political leaders in Africa who are unable to find solutions to the pressing problems like poverty and corruption that are plaguing their countries, says Father Joseph Loïc Mben.”
“Father Philippe Lefebrve, a Dominique priest and biblical scholar who has assisted numerous victims of clergy sex abuse, has criticized the Church's reluctance to act more quickly to discipline a priest-psychotherapist Tony Anatrella for sex abuse.”
“Canonical sanctions were imposed on Bishop Santier in October 2021. But they remained secret for an entire year on the pretext that "the victims did not want their story to be publicized". Was it not possible to reveal the facts while preserving their anonymity?”
”Pope Francis' visit to Chile in January 2018, and the weeks following it, caused an earthquake in the Chilean Church that really brought the sexual abuse crisis to light. The pope summoned the Chilean bishops to Rome the following May and they all submitted their resignations. ”
“Amid the massive work of those days – the development of my position – an oversight occurred regarding my participation in the chancery meeting of 15 January 1980. This error, which regrettably was verified, was not intentionally willed and I hope may be excused. ”
“Unfortunately, an omertà-like culture of silence also exists within the Catholic Church and according to Sister Josée Ngalula this has allowed perpetrators of sexual violence – against children, adolescents, women religious and vulnerable adults – to keep their victims under control.”
“The Catholic bishops of Poland have made no secret of the fact that, during their recent "ad limina" visits to Rome, they protested the severity of sanctions the Vatican has recently imposed on some of their confreres who allegedly mishandled sex abuse cases.”
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German courts drop investigation into Benedict XVI
Vatican closes ranks in defense of John Paul II
Poland split over John Paul II abuse cover-up revelations
Africa and the decriminalization of homosexuality
The institution "protected" sex abuser Tony Anatrella, says Dominican
Disgust
The Catholic Church in Chile has lost all credibility
Lettera del Papa emerito Benedetto XVI circa il rapporto sugli abusi nell’Arcidiocesi di Monaco e Frisinga
Leading African theologian says “omertà” is perpetuating Church’s sex abuse crisis
Polish bishops say Vatican sanctions for abuse cover-up are too harsh
