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Decision to reinstate alleged abuser ‘soul-destroying’ for Irish safe-guarders

Chai Brady November 2, 2023 Church abuse, Marie Collins, Marko Rupnik

Decision to reinstate alleged abuser ‘soul-destroying’ for Irish safe-guarders

The reinstatement of a priest found to be credibly accused of abuse undermines the work of thousands of volunteers dedicated to stringent safeguarding in Ireland, according to an Irish abuse survivor and expert.

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Incardination of predator priest Rupnik is an epic fail for synodality

admin November 2, 2023 Church abuse, Marco Rupnik, Pope Francis, Synodality

So, former Jesuit Marko Ivan Rupnik, the priest dismissed by the Society of Jesus after it was determined that charges of his sexual ‘misconduct’ with between nine and 20 or more women, and at least one man, were credible, has been incardinated as a priest in Slovenia’s Diocese of Koper.

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Pope calls on doctrinal dicastery to formally investigate Marko Rupnik

Jason Osborne November 2, 2023 Church abuse, Rupnik

Pope Francis has lifted the statute of limitations on abuse accusations against Fr Marko Rupnik to allow for a formal investigation of the case by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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Stubborn inability to deal with abuse is stomach-churning

Michael Kelly November 2, 2023 Church abuse, Marco Rupnik, Pope Francis

Stubborn inability to deal with abuse is stomach-churning

“We had hoped, but…” is what Cleopas told the hidden Lord on the road to Emmaus about the experience of desolation in the early Church following the Crucifixion.

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Abuse should be seriously addressed by the Synod on Synodality says survivor

Ruadhán Jones October 12, 2023 Church abuse, synod

Abuse should be seriously addressed by the Synod on Synodality says survivor

While the doors of the Synod on Synodality, taking place in the Vatican October 4-29, are closed to journalists and the public, a group of survivors of sexual abuse anxiously awaits news on how the assembly addresses the clerical sexual abuse that affected their lives so painfully.

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Boston diocese opposes cancelling statute of limitations for abuse claims

Ruadhán Jones October 12, 2023 Boston, Church abuse, victims/surivors

Boston diocese opposes cancelling statute of limitations for abuse claims

Advocates say getting rid of the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse is a matter of moral justice, but the Archdiocese of Boston says the move will hurt its own efforts to help sexual abuse victims.

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