Keywords: Church Sex Abuse Scandal
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RELIGION
- Michael Kelly
- 20 February 2011
41 Comments
In earlier generations, Australian priests were treated as tribal heroes. But the sexual abuse scandals and their inept management by Church authorities have dealt lethal blows. The paradigm is broken and needs a full review.
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RELIGION
- James Martin
- 13 October 2010
3 Comments
MacKillop can be properly seen be as someone drawn into the sexual abuse scandal a century before the rest of the Catholic Church was. As a result, she might be someone that victims and their families feel drawn to in prayer.
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RELIGION
- Shane Woods and Peter Hai
- 04 May 2010
19 Comments
What do Hans Kung, Geoffrey Robinson, and Pat Power have in common?
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RELIGION
- Garry Eastman
- 23 March 2010
12 Comments
Pope Benedict's letter to the Catholic Church in Ireland released this weekend is a watershed in the way the Church speaks on abuse committed by priests and religious. The Pope's letter would have been better received, not just in Ireland but throughout the world, if he had added a few extra paragraphs.
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RELIGION
- Geoffrey Robinson
- 25 October 2007
59 Comments
As long as the Church seeks to manage rather than confront, the devastating effect the sexual abuse scandal has had on the Church will continue and will cripple other activities.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 05 September 2007
10 Comments
A church that recognises its struggle to follow the way of Christ has no need to defend its reputation. 'Chaste prostitute' was one of many images the early church had to describe the tension between its high calling and broken response.
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