Roman Catholicism

“Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office has found 500 more Catholic clergy accused of sexually abusing children than the state’s six archdioceses have publicly identified.” - RNS

“The Italian Episcopal Conference [CEI] has submitted the proposed change to the Vatican for approval, changing the line ‘lead us not into temptation’ to ‘abandon us not when in temptation,’ reported the Italian newswire service Ansa and the [U.K.] Express.” - Washington Times

“Top U.S. bishops have admitted their disappointment and frustration as the Vatican has blocked immediate action on the child sex abuse scandal.” - Christian Post

The Sexual Revolution and the Church - The ethics and mystique of Catholicism were overpowered by a cultural shift toward licentiousness.

“By a two-to-one margin, American Catholics now give Francis negative marks for his handling of the sex abuse scandal” - Pew Research

“[T]he Vatican, …now appears to be on the verge of repeating its mistake by completing a deal with the government of the People’s Republic of China, on the 85th anniversary of the Reichskonkordat.” - National Review

“Pope Francis has been accused by a former top Vatican official of covering up sex abuse in the Catholic Church for years. Francis, who at the World Meeting of Families in Ireland over the weekend apologized to the faithful for cover-ups from others, has since given an enigmatic response to the accusations.” - CPost

Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church

Catholic Church Covered Up Child Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania for Decades, Grand Jury Says

“[I]n the ancient Catholic Church, the punishments for clergy who sexually preyed on victims were not as relatively urbane as these modern approaches.”