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pope francis requires catholic priests and nuns to report sex abuse

By their superiors to church authorities, VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up, in groundbreaking new effort to hold Catholic hierarchy accountable for failing to protect their..

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first chinese bishop ordained since controversial vatican-china

The Roman Catholic Church has ordained its first China since Vatican and Chinese officials came to agreement concerning the appointment of bishops last September.. ... He also expressed concern for the underground church, loyal to Vatican and not Patriotic Association. ..

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retired pope benedict blames sexual revolution and church laws for

Peter's Basilica at Vatican, on Dec 8, 2015. Retired Pope Benedict XVI has published analysis on Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal, blaming it on the revolution of the 1960s and church laws that protected priests.. ... Everything we know in the global history of Catholic abuse..

the sex-abuse crisis is global

Cupich of Chicago, all members of the committee for Feb 21-24 Vatican meeting on the protection of minors in the church, attend press conference to preview the meeting at Vatican Feb 18, 2019 .. 2018 was the year that many Catholics accepted that the church's sex-abuse..

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with so much of its leadership compromised, is the catholic church

And just last month, Associated Press reported that church officials Argentina told Vatican that bishop Gustavo Zanchetta had taken naked selfies and engaged inappropriate conduct with seminarians before he resigned as head of Argentine diocese and took high-ranking position at Vatican..

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John Paul's rigidly Catholicism alienated many liberal and moderate members of the church, especially in United States. By priests harmed both his and his church, Vatican's failure under his leadership to respond with more urgency to cases of abuse's reputation.. ..

protestant groups unite for 'renewal'

Groups represented in the association come from American Baptist Churches USA Christian Church Episcopal Church Evangelical Lutheran Church America Presbyterian Church United Church of Canada United Church of Christ and United Methodist Church.. Cuban President Fidel Castro has issued invitation..

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. -- The council was meant to be a new Pentecost, to throw open the windows of the church, in the words of Pope JohnXXIII - striking difference from Vatican I in 1870. The fact of 3,000-plus church leaders - cardinals, bishops, expert consultants and others - reflecting on the..

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