Abuse is part of the story of the Church – and even children must be told this.

Abuse is part of the story of the Church – and even children must be told this.
Foundational questions are unresolved – Fr Hans Zollner SJ
Do only those called to be clerics have a ‘vocation’. In the Covid-19 crisis of 2020-21, Thomas O’Loughlin sees the urgent message ‘Think Again!’
Synodality cannot happen in Ireland until Irish Bishops clearly affirm the primacy of individual conscience.
Called by Pope Benedict to ‘establish the truth of what happened’ in 20th century institutions for the poorest children, Ireland’s bishops never did. Why?
Aidan surveys the spate of Catholic scandals that began in 1985, and calls for the global Catholic Church to be returned to the ownership of its lay people.
In linking the cover-up of clerical paedophilia to the Catholic hierarchy’s determination to preserve the appearance of clerical celibacy, Richard Sipe (who died on August 8th, 2018) is increasingly persuasive.
Sean O’Conaill finds Spotlight a superior movie to All the President’s Men and a gift to Ireland’s need for a ‘debriefing’ on the clerical child abuse catastrophe.
Watch a video of Marie’s most informative talk in which she tells her own story as a survivor of clerical sexual abuse and now as a member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Commission.
Pope Francis's invitation to Marie Collins to serve on the 'Papal Commission for the Protection of Minors' (PCPM) could have important consequences that go far beyond the issue of clergy child abuse. If Marie's record of outspokenness is anything to go by she will...