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Amid sex abuse scandals, Vatican upholds confession secrecy

July 1, 2019 admin catholic church sex abuse, catholic confession, Latest News Stories, Vatican, World

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:27:05 +0000

Amid pedophile clergy scandals, the Vatican has declared “unacceptable” any efforts by politicians or lawmakers to force priests to violate their sacred obligation to keep secret what faithful tell them in confession.

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Vatican summit mulls punishing bishops who fail to protect flock

February 23, 2019 admin catholic church sex abuse, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Pope Francis, vatican sex abuse summit, World

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:16:41 +0000

Cardinals attending Pope Francis’ summit on preventing clergy sex abuse called on Friday for a new culture of accountability in the Catholic Church to punish bishops and religious superiors when they fail to protect their flocks from predator priests.

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