Essay: Abolishing the priesthood will not save the Catholic Church
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published by Religion News Service, responds to calls for the abolition of the Catholic priesthood…
US confidence in Pope Francis’ handling of abuse scandal drops
RNS Confidence in Pope Francis’ handling of the child sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church has dropped dramatically among American Catholics in recent months, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. The report, released Tuesday, shows that only three in 10 Catholic adults (31 per cent) say Francis is doing an “excellent” […]
CATHOLIC CHURCH: IN SHOW OF CONTRITION, US DIOCESES BEGIN A LONG ROAD OF HEALING
YONAT SHIMRON and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report…
Cardinal Wuerl says he will meet with Pope to discuss possible resignation
RNS In this 17th April, 2015, file photo, Pope Francis, left, talks with Papal Foundation Chairman Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, DC, during a meeting with members of the Papal Foundation at the Vatican. On 14th August, a Pennsylvania grand jury accused Wuerl of helping to protect abusive priests when he was Pittsburgh’s bishop. […]
IRELAND: POPE FRANCIS CLOSES VISIT WITH APPEAL TO DIVIDED CATHOLICS
CHRISTINE A SCHELLER, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the Pope’s historic visit to Ireland last weekend…
Essay: Four things the Catholic Church must do to respond to sex abuse
US Catholic Church commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how the Catholic Church in the US should respond to the sex abuse crisis it’s facing…
New abuse report in hand, US Catholics and attorneys general map next moves
RNS When Pennsylvania officials unveiled a report this week detailing accusations that Catholic priests had sexually abused more than 1,000 children since the 1940s and that church officials shielded the abusers, the public outcry was swift. Some compared the document to The Boston Globe’s 2002 “Spotlight” investigation, which unearthed comparably horrifying allegations in Massachusetts. But two days […]