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‘I was shocked’: Alleged abuser wanted to have sex in St. Peter’s Basilica bathroom, ex-altar boy claims

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

A young man has told a Vatican court that a fellow seminarian, who is now a priest, wanted to have sex in St. Peter’s Basilica when the pair were altar boys. He alleged that the seminary rector sought to cover up the abuse. … Read More >‘I was shocked’: Alleged abuser wanted to have sex in St. Peter’s Basilica bathroom, ex-altar boy claims

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‘System of abuse’? At least 10,000 children sexually molested at hands of French Catholic Church since 1950s — report

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021By Editor

At least 10,000 children have fallen victim to sex abuse by clergy and other officials of the Catholic Church in France since the 1950s, an independent commission set up to investigate such crimes said in its preliminary report. … Read More >‘System of abuse’? At least 10,000 children sexually molested at hands of French Catholic Church since 1950s — report

USA

Johnson & Johnson’s newly-approved Covid vaccine met with pushback as Catholic diocese condemns it for ‘ties to abortion cells’

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021By Editor

As Johnson & Johnson rolls out its freshly approved Covid-19 vaccine in the US, it faces a religious controversy as the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans has labeled it “morally compromised” over links to abortion cells. … Read More >Johnson & Johnson’s newly-approved Covid vaccine met with pushback as Catholic diocese condemns it for ‘ties to abortion cells’

EU

German nuns ‘rented’ orphaned boys to businessmen for ‘gang bangs & orgies’ – suppressed report seen by media

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021By Editor

A report being withheld from the public documents horrific acts of rape and sexual abuse against young boys that were facilitated by nuns belonging to the Cathoic Archdiocese of Cologne in Germany, according to the Daily Beast. … Read More >German nuns ‘rented’ orphaned boys to businessmen for ‘gang bangs & orgies’ – suppressed report seen by media

World

Irish PM apologizes on behalf of the state for the ‘profound generational wrong’ inflicted on mother-and-baby-home residents

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

The Irish prime minister has issued an apology on behalf of the state following an investigation into the country’s mother and baby homes, which revealed an “appalling level of infant mortality” at the institutions. … Read More >Irish PM apologizes on behalf of the state for the ‘profound generational wrong’ inflicted on mother-and-baby-home residents

EU

‘Absolute silence’: Journalists asked to sign confidentiality agreement over report into child abuse by German Catholic Church

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Journalists in the German city of Cologne have walked out of a press conference after Catholic Church officials asked them to sign a confidentiality agreement pledging their silence over an unpublished report into child abuse. … Read More >‘Absolute silence’: Journalists asked to sign confidentiality agreement over report into child abuse by German Catholic Church

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Approval of Catholic Church in Poland dips to nearly 30yr low amid pedophilia scandal & protests over new abortion restrictions

Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020By Editor

Public opinion of the Catholic Church in Poland is the lowest it has been since the early 1990s, a new poll shows. The clergy’s reputation was damaged by recent sexual abuse allegations and protests over restrictive abortion laws. … Read More >Approval of Catholic Church in Poland dips to nearly 30yr low amid pedophilia scandal & protests over new abortion restrictions

UK

Catholic Church prioritized protecting its reputation over welfare of children abused by priests – UK inquiry

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020By Editor

The Catholic Church has been condemned for prioritizing its own reputation over the protection of thousands of children who were abused for decades by priests, according to a damning new report in the UK. … Read More >Catholic Church prioritized protecting its reputation over welfare of children abused by priests – UK inquiry

EU

France ‘fighting relentlessly’ against radical Islam ‘enemy’, says PM Castex

Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020By Editor

France sees radical Islam as its “enemy” and will fight “relentlessly” against it, Prime Minister Jean Castex said as he paid tribute to the victims of the Nice church attack – the latest in a series of gruesome incidents. … Read More >France ‘fighting relentlessly’ against radical Islam ‘enemy’, says PM Castex

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French Muslims STAND GUARD outside Catholic church in show of solidarity with Christians following terrorist attacks

Posted on November 7, 2020November 7, 2020By Editor

Muslims of Lodeve, a town in the south of France, organized to protect the local cathedral in a show of solidarity with Catholics, following the deadly terrorist attack in Nice at the end of October. … Read More >French Muslims STAND GUARD outside Catholic church in show of solidarity with Christians following terrorist attacks