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Former Broome bishop sentenced to more than six years in jail
Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexual offences against two young men. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Saunders to be sentenced next month, faces ‘immediate imprisonment’
The disgraced former bishop of Broome who used Church funds and properties to target vulnerable Aboriginal men will learn his prison sentence next month. Source: WA Today.
Saunders’ crimes ‘a betrayal’ of the Gospel and the Church
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said the crimes committed by former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders were a “a betrayal of everything the Gospel and the Catholic Church stand for”. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Former Broome bishop found guilty of abusing young men
The former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders was yesterday found guilty of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men. Source: ABC News.
Vatican says accused priest has not been acquitted
The Vatican has denied reports circulating on blogs and social media that Fr Marko Rupnik, the former Jesuit accused by several women religious of sexual abuse, had been acquitted. Source: EWTN News.
Bishop Saunders stands trial in Perth
The trial of former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders opened yesterday in the District Court of Western Australia in Perth. Source: EWTN News.
Vatican court orders partial retrial in ‘trial of the century’
The Vatican Court of Appeal has ordered a partial retrial in the high-profile London property finance case, ruling that key parts of the original proceedings were invalid due to procedural issues. Source: EWTN News.
Victoria’s upper house reverses High Court decision on Church liability
Victoria’s upper house has passed the Vicarious Liability Bill unopposed, reversing a High Court decision that found the Catholic Church could not be sued for the actions of a priest. Source: ABC News.
High Court finds Church liable for priest’s sexual abuse
The High Court has found the Catholic Church liable for the harm caused to a 13-year-old boy who suffered abuse at the hands of a paedophile priest in the late 1960s. Source: ABC News.