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Category - sexual abuse

3 Mar 2013

Cardinal O'Brien admits sexual misconduct, but questions remain

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, until his resignation Britain's most senior Catholic leader, has admitted sexual misconduct following several allegations against him.
25 Feb 2013

Cardinal O'Brien and beyond: the crisis in the Catholic Church

Britain's most senior Catholic leader, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, will now not take part in the conclave to chose a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, having been forced to resign early by allegations of "inappropriate conduct" made to the Vatican by several priests, both now retired and still serving.
25 Feb 2013

Cardinal O'Brien resigns over misconduct allegations

The spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has resigned from his post the day after misconduct allegations were made public.
11 Feb 2013

Abuse survivors will continue legal action against Pope

Sex abuse survivors say they want the resignation of Pope Benedict to strengthen the struggle for true accountability within the Catholic Church.
1 Nov 2012

Anglicans back global 'safe church' charter

A Charter for the Safety of People within the Churches of the Anglican Communion was approved unanimously by the 15th Anglican Consultative Council.
31 Oct 2012

Reparations for war-time rape urged on Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sexual violence during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina shattered the lives of thousands of women, a new human rights briefing says.
29 Oct 2012

Catholic bishops seek to remove Jimmy Savile's papal honour

Catholic bishops in England and Wales have been in touch with the Holy See to ask if a papal honour given to Jimmy Savile can be rescinded posthumously.
3 Sep 2012

Bishop speaks of 'shame' over Chichester abuse revelations

The Anglican Bishop of Chichester says he is "profoundly ashamed" that the Church in his area has failed to protect children from abuse.
25 Jan 2012

Wallace Benn disassociates himself from extremist booklet

Wallace Benn, the Church of England’s Bishop of Lewes, has today withdrawn his endorsement of a booklet by the fundamentalist campaigner Stephen Green. He issued a statement after several bloggers drew attention to his endorsement yesterday.
25 Jan 2012

C of E bishop and a booklet that sanctions marital rape

Update: Following my blog and comments yesterday (below), and those by Bishop Alan Wilson and others, Bishop Wallace Benn has 'wholly and completely' disassociated himself from the extremist pamphlet by Stephen Green. Subsequent to this post and my previous one, Bishop Benn's office has issued a further statement with an apology and a clarification that he has asked Stephen Green to remove the endorsement from his website

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