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Departing ambassador says abuse an existential threat for Church
Decades of clergy sexual abuse scandals are an “existential threat” to the Church and can only be remedied through transparency and prioritising survivors, according to the outgoing Australian ambassador to the Vatican. Source: NCR Online.
New Zealand PM apologises to survivors of abuse who were in care
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in care. Source: SBS News.
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of abuse scandal
The Church of England’s most senior bishop, Justin Welby, has resigned “in sorrow”, saying he had failed to ensure there was a proper investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago. Source: SBS News.
Archdiocese of Los Angeles to pay $1.3 billion to settle child abuse claims
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced an $US880 million ($1.3 billion) clergy abuse settlement, a record payout that Archbishop José Gomez hoped would “provide some measure of healing” for abuse victims. Source: CNA.
Abuse crisis sees Mass attendance drop in England and Wales
The abuse crisis in the Church has contributed to a third of Catholics in England and Wales reducing their attendance of Mass or stopping going altogether, according to a new report by Durham University. Source: Catholic Herald.
Bishops and leaders renew apology in response to findings of inquiry into abuse
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops and leaders of religious congregations have renewed a “sincere and unconditional apology” to people who suffered abuse in Catholic settings as part of an initial response to a national inquiry. Source: NZCBC.
Church must beg forgiveness for decades of child abuse: Pope
The Catholic Church must plead for forgiveness for the crime of the abuse of minors by its members and everything must be done to prevent such “a disgrace” from ever happening again, Pope Francis said on Friday. Source: CNS.
Irish Archbishop says Church renewal impossible until abuse crisis addressed
Until the abuse crisis is fully addressed, there will not be “authentic, enduring renewal and reform” in the Church, according to Archbishop Dermot Farrell, the Primate of Ireland. Source: Crux.
Dioceses of Western Australia apologise to abuse victims and survivors
The Catholic dioceses of Western Australia – Perth, Bunbury, Geraldton and Broome – yesterday issued a joint statement, acknowledging the release of a state parliamentary committee report on support for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.