child sexual abuse Archives

child sexual abuse

The change to the ‘pontifical secret’ does less than it appears to do

December 18, 2019

By now, readers will have heard that Pope Francis has issued a rescript lifting the so-called “pontifical secret” under which the Church has until now conducted investigations and canonical trials related to sexual abuse and cover-up, sexual violence, and other similarly grave crimes against minors and vulnerable adults. The pontifical secret remains in force over

The real lesson from the Rochdale grooming scandal is one nobody wants to hear

May 22, 2017

Reports have revealed a culture in which underage sexual activity is seen as relatively harmless

Australian archbishops defend Cardinal Pell as a ‘man of integrity’

June 04, 2015

In a letter of support they say the cardinal is 'committed to the truth and to helping those who have been hurt'

The Oxford ‘Asian grooming gang’ were not in fact all Asian. But they were all Muslim: is this a problem we are afraid to face?

May 15, 2013

It is in fact a dilemma for their religious community and not for the “Asian” community – if such a thing exists

The media always connect child abuse with religion when it involves Catholics: but when it involves Muslims, the very word is taboo. Maybe Rochdale will change all that

May 10, 2012

The fact is that this kind of 'street grooming' is mostly a Muslim phenomenon. So why?