Archive for September 3rd, 2012
Attitudes Like Cardinal Burke’s Have Contributed Significantly to Clergy Sexual Abuse Scandal
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in church reform, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Vatican, Voice of the Faithful on September 3, 2012
Cardinal Burke’s Sex Abuse Analysis Woefully Inadequate
“Cardinal Raymond Burke has reportedly expressed his profound sorrow that ‘the failure of knowledge and application of the canon law … contributed significantly to the scandal of the sexual abuse of minors by the clergy in some parts of the world.'” By Thomas C. Fox, National Catholic Reporter
Cardinal Burke Links Sex Abuse to Disrespect of Canon Law
“Cardinal Raymond Burke, addressing a Kenyan canon law convention Aug. 28, linked the clergy sex abuse scandal with a failure by priests to respect canon law.” By Thomas C. Fox, National Catholic Reporter
Cardinal Martini Calls Church Out of Date
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in church reform, Voice of the Faithful on September 3, 2012
Cardinal Called Church ‘200 Years Out of Date’ Soon Before Death
“The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the Roman Catholic Church was “200 years out of date” in his final interview before his death, published Saturday.” By Reuters in The New York Times