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Niall Gooch
On respectability in society
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What strict quarantine might teach us
Alexandra DeSanctis
Biden Wants to Cloak His Administration in Catholicism: Don’t Let Him
Constance Watson
Excuses, excuses
Niall Gooch
On the Church as the home of unity
abuse crisis
Adult abuse case: accusations of grave mishandling across Church jurisdictions
July 18, 2020
Irregularities call into question not only the commitment of Church leadership to safeguarding of vulnerable adults, but the efficacy of safeguarding, reporting, and investigative procedures currently in place.
Would a mass resignation of bishops hurt the US Church? Quite the opposite
August 16, 2018
Policies have slowly improved. But as a matter of justice, individual prelates should admit wrongdoing and step down
Set aside ideology. The US bishops are guilty of a collective failure
July 28, 2018
Rumours about McCarrick were widespread. Why did nobody act?
Pope accepts two more bishops’ resignations in Chile
June 28, 2018
Five of Chile's 34 bishops have now had their resignations accepted
Chile’s bishops have offered to resign. That’s still not enough
May 18, 2018
Some bishops may want to disappear into retirement. But given the seriousness of the allegations, there should be legal proceedings
The strange Vatican silence over Chile’s abuse survivors
May 11, 2018
Vatican media has said hardly a word about last week's press conference
Pope Francis has pledged to take action on abuse. Here comes a big test
May 10, 2018
Cardinal Errázuriz, who is in a dispute with abuse survivors, has declined to attend next week's meeting. Will the Pope make him?
‘Each one of us can lack fidelity’: Cardinal Law given austere funeral at St Peter’s
December 22, 2017
Cardinal Angelo Sodano said in his homily that everyone needs to confess their sins
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