Essay: Taking stock of the clergy sexual abuse crisis – transparency

US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in the final of a series of three articles first published on Religion News Service, looks at how the Catholic Church can increase transparency…
US Catholic donor denies he consulted on Viganò allegations against Pope Francis

RNS Timothy Busch, a conservative Catholic lawyer and donor, is denying claims he was consulted on a letter written last month by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò alleging, among other things, that Pope Francis ignored accusations of sexual abuse by a prominent cleric in Washington, DC. Viganò’s 11-page letter alleges Francis rescinded sanctions placed on Cardinal […]