Clergy sex abuse vigctims – tired of a run-around from Rome on punshing sex abuse bishops – have asked the Intrernational Criminal court to investigate the pope aand his senior cardinals for possible crimes against humanity. Attorneys for the victims say rape, sexual violence and torture are considered crimes against humanity as dscribed in the [...]
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SHOULD THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT INVESTIGATE THE VATICAN’S SEX ABUSE POLICIES?
September 15, 2011DOES NOT EVEN ONE CATHOLIC BISHOP GET IT?
April 17, 2011In an interview aired last week, suspended Catholic bishop, Rev. Roger Vangheluwe, made light of the sexual charges against him of sexually abusing children, including his own nephew. The former bishop of Bruge spoke of his sexual abuse as “a little game” that involved fondling but ” no rough sex”. “I was never naked,” the bishop [...]
WILL THE CHURCH SEX ABUSE CRISIS NEVER END?
March 9, 2011There is a front page story in today’s New York Times about the explosion in the priestly sex abuse crisis in Philadelphia. It it as bad, if not worse than Boston. A grand jury indicted four church people, including a senior monsignor, on criminal charges related to sex abuse. Thirty seven priests guilty of sex [...]
