Pope Francis to face protests in Ireland over illegal church adoptions.

Join us: facebook.com/occupythevatican Pope Francis to face protests in Ireland over illegal church adoptions. The Coalition of Mother and Baby Home Survivors are planning to protest during the visit to Pope Francis to Ireland next August, founder member Paul Redmond has said. “The fact of the matter is that the whole adoption machine was run by the church over the years and they cared […]

Priest who confessed to child abuse 1,500 times told to “pray more” as punishment.

Join us: facebook.com/occupythevatican Priest who confessed to child abuse 1,500 times told to “pray more” as punishment. A paedophile priest who admitted to child abuse on more than 1500 occasions but was just told to “pray more” should be a “prime example” for the Catholic Church to allow breaking the seal of confession, advocates have told The […]

Cardinal Pell claimed it was “Impossible” to reveal genitals from under robes.

Join us: facebook.com/occupythevatican ‘Impossible’ for Pell to reveal genitals from under robes, court told It would have been impossible for then-archbishop George Pell to reveal his genitals after officiating at a Sunday Mass without somebody helping him to remove his clerical robes, a Catholic pastoral associate has told a Melbourne court. Rodney Dearing, who was a […]

Archbishop Philip Wilson abuse concealment case the ‘tip of the iceberg’.

Join us: facebook.com/occupythevatican Archbishop Philip Wilson abuse concealment case the ‘tip of the iceberg’. The verdict in the case of Archbishop Philip Wilson — the most senior Catholic to be charged with concealing child abuse — is already being declared a “landmark” case, with one legal expert predicting it could trigger a flood of other prosecutions. […]

WWII Polish cardinal who was hostile to Jews to be made “saint.”

Join us: facebook.com/occupythevatican WWII Polish cardinal who was hostile to Jews to be made “saint.” A World War II-era Polish cardinal who was hostile to Jews was recognized by Pope Francis as having “heroic virtues,” the first step to sainthood. Cardinal August Hlond was one of 12 sainthood cases to be advanced last week by […]

Exorcists are back – and people are getting hurt.

Join us: facebook.com/occupythevatican Exorcists are back – and people are getting hurt. The rise of exorcism in Catholic and evangelical churches is like a new Inquisition. But there are ways to stop the witch-hunt. Exorcism is intrinsic to Christianity. From driving possessed swine into a lake to expelling a spirit from a boy who foamed […]

Pope Francis will not apologize for Church’s school abuses in Canada.

Join us: facebook.com/occupythevatican Pope Francis will not apologize for Church’s school abuses in Canada. Pope Francis will not apologize to residential school survivors and their families for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in operating the schools or the abuses suffered by their students. A papal apology was one of the 94 recommendations from […]