Archbishop of Mexico accused of systematic concealment of pedophilia.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Archbishop of Mexico accused of systematic concealment of pedophilia. A senior official of the Catholic Church in Mexico announced his resignation yesterday, the same day that a former priest filed accusations that Cardinal Norberto Rivera had concealed 15 cases of pedophilia by priests. Rivera presented his resignation as Primate Archbishop of Mexico to […]

Child rape survivor says Church’s ‘hush money’ won’t ease horrifying nightmares of assault.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatcian Child rape survivor says Church’s ‘hush money’ won’t ease horrifying nightmares of assault. When Peter Marghella hurt his ribs wrestling with some friends at summer camp he had no idea it would change his life forever. Marghella, who was 12 in 1973, was away at Camp Spes Mundi in Hope Falls, when, […]

Netflix’s The Keepers reveals murder and sexual abuse cover up in the 1960’s

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Netflix’s The Keepers reveals murder and sexual abuse cover up in the 1960’s Netflix’s The Keepers tells a chilling story: The new true crime docuseries posits that the unsolved murder of a Baltimore nun might actually be part of an elaborate a cover-up by the Catholic Church. Over seven episodes, it theorizes […]

Vatican envoy investigating child rape cover-up said children were “spiteful”

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Vatican envoy investigating child rape cover-up said children were “spiteful” A Vatican envoy sent to investigate a shocking paedophilia cover-up at the Antonio Próvolo Institute for deaf children in Mendoza province — where priests and employees have been accused of the systematic sexual abuse of minors over decades — has sparked outrage after […]

Vatican reports global decline in priests.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Recently published documents out of the Vatican are painting a bleak picture for the growth of the Church, showing an overall decline in the number of seminarians, priests and women religious all over the world. The documents, known as the Pontifical Yearbook 2017 and the 2015 Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae, were published by the Vatican’s Central Office of […]

Serious concerns about Vatican intervention in new maternity hospital.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Serious concerns about Vatican intervention in new maternity hospital. Concerns about the possible intervention of the Vatican in the future ownership and ethos of the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) have been raised with the Minister for Health Simon Harris by Amnesty International Ireland. Executive director Colm O’Gorman said he had set […]

Pope Francis acknowledges 2,000+ cases backlog in sex abuse Investigations.

Join us: fb.com/occupythevatican Pope Francis acknowledges 2,000+ cases backlog in sex abuse Investigations. The Vatican has a 2,000-case backlog in processing clerical sex abuse cases, and criticism of the slow pace is justified, Pope Francis has said. But he said Saturday that more staff were being added and insisted the Vatican is “on the right […]