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New restrictions against Jesuit possible after credible abuse accusations
The Society of Jesus said it will open a new internal investigation on Fr Marko Rupnik SJ after receiving abuse accusations with a “very high” degree of credibility against the artist. Source: CNA.
Funding scheme offers healing for victims of Church abuse
People who have been abused or harmed in Church or other settings and are seeking healing may be eligible for a new funding scheme available in 2023. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Independent commission releases report on abuse in Church in Portugal
At least 4815 children were sexually abused by members of the Church in Portugal over the past 70 years, according to a report by the commission investigating the issue. Source: Reuters.
L’Arche publishes Vanier abuse report
An independent commission set up by L’Arche International has released a report on the abuse carried out by Jean Vanier, the founder of the first L’Arche communities where people with and without learning disabilities live together. Source: The Tablet.
Hundreds of sexual abuse claims at Victorian state schools
Almost 400 civil claims have been made against the Victorian Government for historical child sexual abuse in state schools in the past 12 years. Source: The Guardian.
Investigation into Northern Ireland’s forced adoptions reaches Australia
Australian Federal Police are searching for women and children who may have been affected by the practice of forced adoption in Northern Ireland. Source: News.com.au.
NZ Church leaders make commitments to abuse survivors
The bishops and the leaders of religious orders of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand have published a statement of commitments adopted in response to the continuing work of the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care. Source NZCBC.
Five years on from royal commission, we must recognise legacy of abuse
Five years on from the final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the lived experiences of “forgotten Australians” must be recognised and acknowledged, writes Ursula Stephens. Source: ACSL.
Jesuit’s spiritual abuse excommunication causes ‘shock and sorrow’
An eminent Jesuit priest and artist, Fr Marko Rupnik, was excommunicated after being found guilty of “one of the worst forms of spiritual abuse” just two years before the Vatican decided to take no action on further abuse allegations. Source: The Tablet.