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Boy abused in New Zealand Catholic Church care 'shown corpse' to keep him quiet

A New Zealand inquiry on Wednesday heard harrowing accounts from people who were abused as children while they were under the care of the Catholic Church, one of whom said he was shown a corpse in a hospital morgue by a priest to keep him quiet.

Reuters

Louis Theroux says dream interview subject is Tom Cruise after Church of Scientology film

In Louis Theroux’s 2015 documentary My Scientology Movie, he focused on the inner workings of the mysterious Church of Scientology by meeting with its former members - but never spoke with Tom Cruise

Daily Mirror

Tom Walker announces Scottish dates in UK tour next month

Tom will play at Aberdeen's The Tunnels and Dundee's Church next month.

Daily Record

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Spain's Socialists propose commission to probe Catholic Church abuses

Spain's ruling Socialist Party proposed on Monday creating an independent commission headed by the country's ombudsman to investigate sexual abuse of minors by Catholic Church staff.

Reuters

Polarisation, corporations and Christian vote: What matters, doesn’t for Goa’s clergy in poll season

Election seasons in Goa over the years have seen the archdiocese of Goa, the Catholic church and clergy come under scrutiny for political activism and “interference”﹘as accused by opponents, especially the RSS, BJP and its affiliates.

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Call for gardai to probe sex assault claims at Dublin army barracks

The Women of Honour compared the situation to the system which operated within the Catholic Church in which canon law was applied in horrific cases of sex abuse

Dublin Live

Spanish ombudsman set to probe church sex abuse

Spain’s prime minister wants to task the nation’s ombudsman with the country’s first official investigation into the depth of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy

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Vintage afternoon tea aims to raise funds for Kirkcudbright Parish Church redevelopment

The congregation is aiming to raise £300,000 to transform the church interior into a multi-use community venue

Daily Record

Liberal cardinal calls for revised Catholic teaching on gays

A prominent liberal cardinal who leads a body representing European bishops has called for "fundamental revision" in Catholic teaching on homosexuality, and said it is wrong to fire Church workers for being gay.

Reuters

Court rejects attempt to demolish church

The court found Maitland-Newcastle diocese's $5.5 million cost estimate for repairing the structure was "excessive".

Newcastle Herald

Spanish prosecutor to gather information on Catholic Church child abuse

Spain's public prosecutor has ordered regional offices to look into all ongoing judicial investigations into the sexual abuse of minors by the Catholic Church, while parliament took a first step towards potentially opening its own investigation.

Reuters

Spain hands list of 1,000 contested Church properties to local authorities

Spain's government handed over a list of almost 1,000 properties claimed by the Catholic Church on contested legal grounds to a federation of local authorities on Thursday, taking a first step towards resolving long-running feuds over ownership.

Reuters

Church should introduce gay marriage blessings ‘sooner rather than later’ – MP

The Commons heard the Church of England’s doctrine was still that marriage was still between a man and a woman.

The Independent UK

Critics of former pope are scapegoating him over abuse, Vatican says

The Vatican on Wednesday hit back at critics of former Pope Benedict, under scrutiny over his handling of sex abuse in Germany decades ago, accusing them of seeking a scapegoat over what should be a "collective examination" of the Church's past.

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Support your children if they are gay, pope tells parents

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support.

Reason

Scientology Arbitration and the First Amendment: Some Questions About Bixler v. Superior Court

Last week, the California Court of Appeal (Bixler v. Superior Court) refused to apply a broad Scientology arbitration agreement to a lawsuit brought by ex-members who claimed they were mistreated in various ways after they left the Church: Individuals have a First Amendment right to leave a religion. We hold…

Reason

No Arbitration of Claims Against Scientology After Plaintiffs Had Left the Church

From Bixler v. Superior Court, decided Wednesday by the California Court of Appeal (Justices Laurence Rubin, Carl Moor, and Lamar Baker): Petitioners … are former members of the Church of Scientology who reported to the police that another Church member [Daniel Masterson] had raped them. They allege that, in retaliation…

Reuters

Conservatives defend ex pope after report but experts see legacy dented

Conservatives on Friday defended former Pope Benedict against charges of mishandling sexual abuse cases decades ago, but victim groups and experts said the findings of a German report had tarnished the legacy of one of Catholicism's most renowned theologians.

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Vatican website gives space to group demanding female priesthood

The Vatican has given space on its website to a Catholic group that demands the ordination of women priests during consultations ahead of a key meeting next year.

The Independent UK

William comforts grieving boy who lost his mother, saying ‘it gets easier’

William and Kate visited Church on the Street in Burnley, Lancashire, a centre that helps disadvantaged people.

Dublin Live

Bernadette Connolly: Evening prayers to take place tomorrow marking two weeks since disappearance

Prayers will be said for Bernadette in St Cronan's Church on Brackenstown Road tomorrow evening, to "bring her home to her loving family"

Fortune

The Vatican's finances

This venerable institution, its bureaucracy swollen and its image hurt by scandal, is strapped for cash. Pope John Paul II is pressing his cardinals to find a solution.

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