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Belgian Church Reveals 300 New Child Sex Abuse Complaints CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 16, 2013 The Belgian Roman Catholic Church said Wednesday it had received more than 300 complaints of sexual abuse of minors in 2012. Three quarters of the 307 dossiers opened were in northern Flanders, the staunchly Catholic Dutch-speaking and larger half of Belgium. The great majority of complainants were mature adults, having waited before coming forward after the Church fell into scandal over recent years and with compensation now an issue. Forty-six of the cases raised last ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/belgian-church-reveals-300-new-child_16.html
Mortal Sins - Review LEON J. PODLES :: DIALOGUE - May 16, 2013 ... which the extent of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church was revealed over the past generation. He organizes his material by focusing on key agents, especially Richard Sipe, Tom Doyle, and Jeff Anderson (all of whom I know). Tom Doyle and Jeff Anderson are both recovering alcoholics, which they have made public. In Doyle's case, I think I was the despair he felt at the hierarchy's attitude that led him to a drinking habit. Anderson had deeper problems, including cocaine use and ...http://www.podles.org/dialogue/mortal-sins-review-628.htm
Governance Involves Catholics Learning to Speak and Listen (Opinion) CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 15, 2013 ... curial reform, the Vatican bank, and the handling of sexual abuse allegations by bishops. Commentators were not concerned with the ethics of what were already acknowledged as moral failures in the church; it was the lapses of governance that allowed things to get so out of hand, becoming crises both for the faith of Catholics and the church's credibility. "Jesus with a MBA" became a catch phrase for the near-impossible challenges the new pope would face. This ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/governance-involves-catholics-learning.html
Proposals Abound for a 'Franciscan Reform' of the Vatican CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 13, 2013 More than a month into the Francis era, it's still easier to talk about the much-ballyhooed reform of the Vatican expected under this outsider pontiff in aspirational terms than at the level of concrete developments. In broad strokes, most observers believe Francis wants to accomplish at least three things: Greater coordination among the Vatican's departments, which notoriously can operate like independent fiefdoms and occasionally work at ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/proposals-abound-for-franciscan-reform.html
Another View of Pope Francis' Correction of Women Religious FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - May 10, 2013 ... surprise how many people still don't know this part! Mark my word: most Jesuits choked on the news of the election of Bergoglio.] This is an open scandal, and one of the key questions surrounding the election of Pope Francis has been whether he would find a way to escalate the fight. To put the question clearly: Will he shift from words to discipline? We don't know yet, but it has not taken him long to respond to Sister Mary Lou or to go on the offensive verbally in a tone which sounds ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/3vz_uEG27uY/
Catholics Suspend Priest for Blowing Whistle on Sex Abuse of Minors in Africa (Comment) CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 9, 2013 The Catholic Church reportedly suspended a Ugandan priest for blowing the whistle on child sex abuse in that country. The priest was told to apologize and help cover up the crimes, because, he was advised, that's what one is supposed to do. He refused, and got suspended. The priest is named Anthony Musaala. And the LA Times reports that he was suspended indefinitely by the archbishop of Kampala for blowing the whistle on child sex abuse, among other ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/catholics-suspend-priest-for-blowing.html
Cardinal Keith O'Brien Says He Couldn't Follow Church's Teachings on Homosexuality As He Prepares for Exile CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 9, 2013 ... "harmful to the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing" and compared equal marriage to slavery and child abuse. Now speaking to the Scottish Sun, Cardinal O'Brien, who is still technically the UK's highest ranking Catholic said: "I'm just trying to do my best to live a good Christian life myself now. Many people have been helping me to go back on the right path and that's what I have to do. "But I haven't always managed to live that in my own life." He added: "I have been ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/cardinal-keith-obrien-says-he-couldnt.html
An Appeal to End Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church THE HOLY IRRITANT - May 8, 2013 ... of sexual abuse, full of participation and inclusiveness–, a Church where loving God, through Jesus Christ makes us proud and full of the Holy Spirit. This is the voice we want the Vatican to hear. . So if you are Catholic and believe that it's time for the Church to listen to its people; if you're a Catholic who wants to stamp out sexual abuse from ever occurring again please sign this petition. For some readers the image and promotion ...http://holyirritant.blogspot.com/2013/05/an-appeal-to-end-sexual-abuse-in.html
Pope Uses Latin American Experience to Guide Confraternities CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 8, 2013 ... overcast sky that turned to rain just before Mass was about to start, leading the Pope to congratulate the pilgrims for their perseverance. "Dear brothers and sisters," he began his homily, "you were very courageous to come with this rain … May the Lord bless you very much!" The confraternities – which came from Italy, France, Ireland, Malta, Spain and Poland for the event – were welcomed by the Pope, who noted that they are "a traditional reality in the Church, which in ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-uses-latin-american-experience-to.html
Clericalism Is Always With Us ABYSSUS ABYSSUM INVOCAT / DEEP CALLS TO DEEP - May 8, 2013 ... and prize open discussion of the issues. And, admittedly, reputed conservatives, both lay and ordained, have done their part to sustain that template. One thinks, for instance, of the sensitive pastoral approach of the quite orthodox Archbishop Elden Curtiss to laypeople like Frank Ayers and Jeanne Bast, an 80-year-old mother of eleven and retired Catholic grade-school teacher from west Omaha, who wrote letters to the Omaha World-Herald regarding Curtiss's decision to assign a priest who had ...http://abyssum.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/clericalism-is-always-with-us/
The Super Archbishop of Dublin Needs a Steel Will (Opinion) CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 6, 2013 ... to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which helps the poor, are now its clients. Ireland has changed and will never return to its past Catholic glory. But he is hopeful that a homegrown revival will save the Church and it won't come from conformism, which is the hallmark of the institutional Church. "Christian faith requires changing our way of thinking, of trusting in God's love rather than in the tangible securities of day-to-day life," said Martin, who entered the Vatican ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-super-archbishop-of-dublin-needs.html
Pope Remembers Child Abuse Victims, Offers Prayers EWTN NEWS - VATICAN NEWS - May 5, 2013 Vatican City, May 5, 2013 / 07:56 am ( EWTN News/CNA ).- At the end of Mass, Pope Francis noted that the Day of Child Victims of Violence is observed today and assured all those who "have suffered and are suffering because of abuse" that they "are present in my prayers."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EwtnNews-Vatican/~3/2__l1a1fxa8/new.php
Pope Francis Remembers Child Abuse Victims, Offers Prayers DEACON FOR LIFE - May 5, 2013 Vatican City, May 5, 2013 / 06:57 am (CNA/EWTN News).- At the end of Mass, Pope Francis noted that the Day of Child Victims of Violence is observed today and assured all those who "have suffered and are suffering because of abuse" that they "are present in my prayers." "I would also say emphatically that we must all commit ourselves with clarity and courage to every human person,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DeaconForLife/~3/hzXmGV04LmM/pope-francis-remembers-child-abuse.html
New Jersey Catholics Have Anger, Disgust for Abuser Priest in Ministry CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 5, 2013 About 70 advocates for victims of childhood sexual abuse gathered Sunday on the lawn of St. Joseph Church in Mendham, N.J., for the rededication of a monument to sex abuse victims that was vandalized twice in the last 17 months. Almost as powerful as the sledgehammer that first destroyed the millstone monument in November 2011 was an article in the day's Newark Star-Ledger disclosing that a New Jersey priest -- Fr. Michael Fugee of the Newark archdiocese -- ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-jersey-catholics-have-anger-disgust.html
Pope Francis: The Love of Mary in Popular Piety CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 5, 2013 ... brothers and sisters a special greeting, uniting myself to them with all my heart in proclaiming the joyful news: Christ is risen! Gathered in prayer around Mary, we ask God for the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, that He might counsel and comfort all Christians, especially those who celebrate Easter amongst trials and sufferings, and might guide them in the ways of reconciliation and peace. Yesterday, in Brazil, Francisca de Paula De Jesus, called "Nha Chica," was beatified. Her ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-francis-love-of-mary-in-popular.html
Pope Uses Latin American Experience to Guide Confraternities CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 5, 2013 ... overcast sky that turned to rain just before Mass was about to start, leading the Pope to congratulate the pilgrims for their perseverance. "Dear brothers and sisters," he began his homily, "you were very courageous to come with this rain … May the Lord bless you very much!" The confraternities – which came from Italy, France, Ireland, Malta, Spain and Poland for the event – were welcomed by the Pope, who noted that they are "a traditional reality in the Church, which in ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-uses-latin-american-experience-to_5.html
N.J. Catholics Outraged Over Accused Priest's Access to Children CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 4, 2013 Amid calls for a Vatican investigation, Newark Archbishop John J. Myers is facing fierce criticism for his handling of a priest who attended youth retreats and heard confessions from minors in defiance of a court-ordered lifetime ban on ministry to children. At St. Mary's Catholic Church in Colts Neck, where the Rev. Michael Fugee had been spending time with a youth group, angry parishioners said they were never told about Fugee's background, and they questioned Myers' ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/nj-catholics-outraged-over-accused.html
Pope Francis: Worldliness Poses Danger to Priestly Identity DA MIHI ANIMAS - May 4, 2013 ... noted the 20th century theologian Henri de Lubac's comment that to be worldly is "the worst that can happen" to a priest. "If this were to happen throughout the Church, the situation would be much worse than those embarrassing periods with libertine pastors," he said. "Worldliness and the narcissism can become not only an attitude of individuals but of the whole community, and therefore you can have the whole leadership of Catholics – bishops, priests and lay leaders – involved," ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-francis-worldliness-poses-danger.html
Archbishop Tartaglia Vs Cardinal O'Brien CATHOLIC TRUTH - May 4, 2013 CARDINAL Keith O'Brien has been told by the Vatican to leave the UK amid concerns of wreaking further damage on the Catholic Church in Scotland … Continuing source of tension in Scottish Catholic Church. Friends of the cleric have said he has been told by Rome to shelve his plans to retire to a church-owned cottage in East Lothian and instead leave the country. The Herald understands Cardinal O'Brien was given the news yesterday afternoon, three days after ...http://www.catholictruthscotland.com/blog/2013/05/archbishop-tartaglia-vs-cardinal-obrien/
SSPX: We Didn't Criticize Pope Francis; We Agree With Him CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 3, 2013 http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/sspx-we-didnt-criticize-pope-francis-we.html
