Roman Catholicism

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin “was convicted on charges of failing to inform the proper authorities of child sexual abuse allegations. In his statement, Barbarin said on the morning of March 18 that he forwarded his resignation to the pope.” - WRN

“The report pointed out that church officials have informed their congregants of only a few names included in the list.” - WRN

“According to a poll released Wednesday (March 13) by Gallup, more than a third of U.S. Catholics …said they have questioned whether they should remain in the church. That’s up from 22 percent in 2002, when The Boston Globe published its report detailing widespread child sex abuse by priests in the city.” - RNS

“For me at least, and for now at least, all roads do not seem to lead to Rome. This much I think I know: I don’t want a mediating structure getting between me and my God. I must be some kind of a Protestant.” - N. Review

“Given God’s teaching that we are either male or female, any acceptance of ‘transgender’ ideology is inimical to Christian anthropology. It rejects what God has revealed to us in our bodies and what He teaches us in His written word. We must refute claims that there are more than two sexes/genders and insist that people accept the reality of what God has done.

Contrary to the claim by some clergy that the sexual abuse problems in the Catholic Church stem from “clericalism” — excessive deference to priests and bishops — German Cardinal Walter Brandmuller said the fundamental problem is homosexuality in the priesthood.

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“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