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Maybe I should just have done it but, to be frank, you have got so much going on as prime minister and there are so many issues you are having to deal with, that you really wonder whether it's a great idea to put the whole Catholic versus the established church thing into it. I had enough controversy to...
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Too often stories about the life-altering effects of clergy sexual abuse are focused on priests abusing altar boys ... In this case, Father Tu preyed on not only little girls . . . but also on young, vulnerable females who trusted and believed in the teachings of the Catholic Church.
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We had hoped that the pope might apologise for the culture of secrecy and cover-up by Catholic Church authorities documented by the report and that he might accept responsibility for his role in the creation of that culture
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The bishops need to look at our Catholic News Service; they need to review their coverage of [the Church's moral and social teachings] and give some new direction
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there is found among different peoples a certain awareness of a hidden power, which lies behind the course of nature... At times there is present even a recognition of a supreme being... The Catholic Church rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these religions.
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This is the first time that the Catholic Church has acknowledged its responsibility to survivors of sexual abuse.
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The Catholic church's ongoing clergy sex abuse and cover-up crisis has also prompted victims in other denominations to step forward, speak up, call police, expose predators, file lawsuits, and speak publicly ... This has, we suspect, also contributed to the diminished view of clergy.
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Growing up as an Irish-Catholic in Boston, Massachusetts, I'd come home from church after driving my parents crazy and listen to the replays of Notre Dame football ... Indelibly etched in my mind, and my vision, was the great Lindsey Nelson.
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The Pope’s response echoes that of the Irish bishops in attempting to focus blame for the destruction of countless lives on individual sex offending priests rather that accepting accountability for the role of the Catholic Church authorities in recklessly endangering children.
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It started in ancient Rome during the December celebration of Saturnalia, a week of planet worship. Next thing, the Roman Catholic Church, known more for original sin than original thinking, adopted the custom, which I'm not sure we need to continue.
