NY Diocese obscured depth of crisis by scrubbing dead priests’ histories.

Join: facebook.com/occupythevatican NY Diocese obscured depth of crisis by scrubbing dead priests’ history. Monsignor J. Grant Higgins was a Catholic priest for 60 years, but when he died in 2016 at age 90, the Buffalo Diocese tried to make it seem as if he wasn’t a priest. A paid death notice for Higgins omitted the honorific title […]

Bishop under investigation for sexual misconduct is on spiritual retreat with Pope Francis.

Join: facebook.com/unitedhumanists Bishop under investigation for sexual misconduct is on spiritual retreat with Pope Francis. The Catholic Herald has learned that a bishop currently under investigation for sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement, including claims he had naked selfies and gay pornography on his phone, is on retreat with Pope Francis and other senior members of […]

Catholics Question Loyalty to Church Amid Sex Abuse Scandal.

Join us: facebook.com/occupythevatican Catholics Question Loyalty to Church Amid Sex Abuse Scandal. More than one in three Catholics question if they want to remain Catholic — a sign of their deep “frustration” with church leadership amid reports of widespread sexual abuse, according to one expert. In a Gallup poll last month, 37% of U.S. Catholics said news […]

France calls vatican to remove diplomatic immunity of envoy accused of sexually molesting a young male employee at Paris City Hall.

Join us: facebook.com/occupythevatican France calls vatican to remove diplomatic immunity of envoy accused of sexually molesting a young male employee at Paris City Hall. France called on the Vatican to take action on Friday and revoke the diplomatic immunity of its envoy to Paris after sex abuse charges were filed against him. French judicial sources […]

Nearly 300 priests and clergy in Texas accused of sex abuse over decades.

Join Us : facebook.com/occupythevatican Nearly 300 priests and clergy in Texas accused of sex abuse over decades. Nearly 300 priests and clergy members of the Catholic dioceses in Texas were identified this week for alleged sexual abuse of minors. In total, 14 archdioceses and dioceses in Texas released their lists on Tuesday, making them the […]

Accused priest tries to block film on French child abuse scandal.

Join us : facebook.com/occupythevatican Accused priest tries to block film on French child abuse scandal. A priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys is trying to block the release of a film about a scandal which has rocked the French Catholic church and put one of its most senior cardinals in the dock. The […]

Vatican orders bishops to delay taking action on sexual abuse crisis.

Join Us : facebook.com/occupythevatican Vatican orders bishops to delay taking action on sexual abuse crisis. The Vatican has told the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to delay voting on measures to hold bishops accountable for failing to protect children from sexual abuse, the president of the conference said in a surprise announcement Monday morning. In announcing […]