Sociologist praised by Pope Benedict: Blaming abuse crisis on ‘clericalism’ covers up root cause
German author Gabriele Kuby has released a major analysis of the sex abuse crisis ahead of the Vatican summit.
Pope says on eve of abuse summit: Those who spend lives accusing Church are ‘relatives of the devil’
‘One cannot live one’s whole life accusing, accusing, accusing the Church,’ he said. ‘Whose office is it to accuse? Who is the one the Bible calls the Great Accuser? The devil!’
Catholic laity urge Pope Francis to address homosexuality at abuse summit
'If this Synod limits itself to discussing only the problem of the abuse of minors, saying nothing about the plague of homosexuality which infests the Church, this Synod will betray its mission.'
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