China cannot be trusted to fulfill its part of the bargain Kevin Andrews MercatorNet May 11, 2023 Original article How should the Vatican respond to the persecution of religious followers, including Catholics, by the Chinese Communist Party? In a recent article in MercatorNet, Michael Cook, having recognised the ongoing persecution of millions of believers, suggests…
https://international.la-croix.com/news/benedict-xvi-provokes-critics-of-his-april-essay-on-clerical-sex-abuse/10860 Benedict XVI has ignited new controversy by issuing a stinging response to critics of an essay in which he blamed the 1968 Movement for triggering the clerical sexual abuse of minors. The 92-year-old retired pope originally put forth his thesis with the 6,000-word article “The Church and the Scandal of Sexual Abuse”, published last April in…
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/vatican-german-synod-plans-not-ecclesiologically-valid In a letter sent to German bishops last week, the Vatican has said that plans for a binding Church synod in Germany are “not ecclesiologically valid.” Plans for a “binding synodal process” were first announced by Cardinal Reinhard Marx, head of the German episcopal conference, earlier this year. CNA reported last week that draft…
https://zenit.org/articles/vatican-guidelines-for-protection-of-minors-full-text/ The Supreme Pontiff Francis’ Apostolic Letter in the Form of a ‘Motu Proprio’ on the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons
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