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ICSA - The Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse have published their investigation report examining the Roman Catholic Church’s response to allegations of child sexual abuse. The report finds that the Church prioritised its own reputation above the welfare of children for decades and concludes that even today present Church leaders protected the Church rather than protecting victims and that Pope Francis' refusal to cooperate with the investigation demonstrates that he is at odds with his own espoused zero tolerance policy towards abuse in the Church. We've released our investigation report examining the Roman Catholic Church’s response to allegations of child sexual abuse. It finds that the Church prioritised its own reputation above the welfare of children for decades. Read it here - https://t.co/QnXGUU8mP6 pic.twitter.com/irjC0gr7Nq — InquiryCSA (@InquiryCSA) November 10, 2020 The full report can be downloaded from the ICSA website here .  The report concludes that a review of...

 A message of hope from Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury given on Remembrance Sunday

The full episode of The World Over Live from last night where they discuss the crisis the Pope's remarks over civil unions have caused: The Pope has caused great scandal here: he is at ease with homosexual couples living together and committing sin. As Father Murray points out, this is a very sad day because it is a Pope causing grave scandal to the faithful. The discussion online has moved on from "did he or didn't he" - it's now more "he was being pastoral" versus "he's leading people away from the faith". You might remember I wrongly said he didn't , the Vatican then confirmed he did . This was me trying to think the best of the Pope and not immediately jumping to the worst possible conclusion. You see, along with most of you I imagine, I desperately want the Pope to be excellent. To hold and explain the good news about Jesus Christ and what He came to do. I want him to spread the joy of the Gospel and the excitement that comes wit...

The British Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, a group of over 500 priests in England and Wales,  has issued a statement concerning marriage and family life following the release of excerpts from the documentary 'Francesco.' The statement is a simple re-statement of Catholic teaching, including the necessity of sensitivity and compassion when dealing with sensitive and difficult issues, however it balances this compassionate approach with the need for the Church to teach the truth that the normalisation of same-sex relationships harms individuals, damages marriage and society at large. As I have long thought - this is important stuff that the Church has consistently held and taught and cannot be diminished in an off-hand comment. To do so is - at best - extremely irresponsible, not least because, as head of the Catholic Church, one would hope the Pope had some inkling that at least a few people know what the Church teaches and maybe even follow it? So what about all those peop...

  The highly regarded journalist Edward Pentin has posted comments on his personal blog from an expert canonist and priest, who prefers to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of this issue. The priest shares his views on Pope Francis’  support for same-sex civil unions. The priest comments as follows: "...it would be a grave error to protect such unions as such, i.e., as expressly immoral unions. For the harm they do to the entire society, to their own personal morality, to the education of children who grow up being presented with such unions as normal, to the progression of the species, to the notion of family and the fulfilment of one of its essential missions which is education etc., and first of all to the reverence due to God — all this is also applicable to societies as well as families." "However, wishing for a special legal frame for these sinful unions hides a sort of approval or condoning of such unions, or at least a moral indifference. Granting such le...

I'm not sure I would describe this interview as "bone-chilling" exactly. In fact, I always find these conversations deeply comforting because they generally contain important information about our lives and the need to always stay close to Jesus. I do find this sort of witness extremely interesting and powerful. The reality of the supernatural is such a contentious issue in a post-modern world formed largely by empiricist thought. He we encounter a man who has regular encounters with physical, visual proof of a spiritual reality few of us encounter in our day to day lives, yet he speaks calmly and in a matter-of-fact tone. Surely this is powerful stuff for conversion? Fr Lampert states that Jesus did not die so He could save us from a hard day, He died to save us from evil. His explanation of the way we have to invite possession and how we can remedy it by drawing close to Christ is dynamite! I pray daily as any Catholic should, but watching this interview, with it's ...

This is the most thorough examination of the gay unions debacle the pope has wrought upon us all, Steve has far more patience than I could ever muster and has done great work here laying out a detailed map of the situation: