Clergy Privilege… Pope Francis issues groundbreaking law requiring priests, nuns to report sex abuse, cover-up 9 May 201910 May 2019 The law mandates that the world's 415,000 Catholic priests and 660,000 religious sisters inform church authorities when they have "well-founded motives to believe" abuse has occurred. Source: Pope Francis issues…
Catholic Church… Attorney General Nessel to Catholic Church: Stop self-policing 21 Feb 201928 Feb 2019 Nessel asked the Diocese of Lansing and its counterparts to pause internal reviews as her office investigates clergy abuse. That may take up to two years LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has…
Blog… Why I am a SCAARS Supporter (M.P.) 7 Nov 20183 May 2019 -- by Michael Paddock -- For many years, I ministered as an elder in a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs). Looking back, I can say one thing for certain –…
Blog… Should Confessions to Clergy Be Exempted from Mandatory Reporting of Child Sex Abuse? 8 Oct 20183 May 2019 -- by Michael Walter Finkbeiner -- The history of confession, along with the penance and absolution it achieves in the mind of the believer, is rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition.…
