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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.
New Zealand report finds 200,000 suffered abuse in care
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed regret yesterday after a Royal Commission of Inquiry report found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the past 70 years. Source: Reuters.
NSW Parliament to consider bill on stay applications in abuse cases
New South Wales Parliament will consider a bill to further restrict churches and other institutions from using stay applications to prevent abuse survivors having their cases heard. Source: The Guardian.
Five new allegations of abuse made against former Jesuit
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has received five new abuse complaints against the former Jesuit Fr Marko Rupnik. Source: The Tablet.
Vatican note clarifies abuse of ‘vulnerable adults’
In cases of a cleric sexually abusing a “vulnerable adult”, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith only investigates and judges cases involving “persons who habitually have an imperfect use of reason”, the Vatican said in a note published yesterday. Source: OSV News.
NSW to consider action over Church’s use of permanent stays
New South Wales Attorney General Michael Daley has ordered an urgent briefing on the landmark High Court decision over the Catholic Church’s legal approach in abuse cases. Source: The Guardian.