Benedict XVI responds to criticism of his essay on the Church and the sexual abuse crisis
The retired pontiff said many critics missed the very point he was making
Abortion activists disrupt Vatican women footballers’ debut
Several players in the rival team reportedly displayed pro-abortion messages while the Vatican anthem was playing
Cardinal Marx announces ‘binding synodal process’ on celibacy and sexual morality
The German bishops will discuss priestly celibacy and sexual morality, leading to an as yet undetermined ‘binding’ outcome
Open letter to Cardinal Marx urges radical changes to Church teaching on sexual morality
The signatories demand the Catholic Church should hit ‘reset’ on its teaching
For Austrian cardinal, female deacons an ‘open question’
The cardinal said he would ‘perhaps one day’ ordain women deacons
Leaked German study documents thousands of sexual abuse cases
The study documents sexual offenses against ‘3,677 predominantly male minors’ between 1946 and 2014
