The Paglia Case: A Tale of Innocence and Betrayal in the Church

The Paglia Case: A Tale of Innocence and Betrayal in the Church

Editor’s note: Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia — President of the Pontifical Academy for Life and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family — has faced significant criticism during his tenure, particularly from conservative... The post The Paglia Case: A Tale of Innocence and Betrayal in the Church appeared first on Where Peter Is.

The Bishops' Conference also reacted to the pedophile scandals affecting the Church — I want to dispel the frustration.

The most important decision-making body of the Catholic Church thinks with compassion and pain for those who have suffered serious abuse from members of the Church.

The highest body of the Catholic Church in Switzerland has a new head. Charles Morerod, the Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Freiburg, is the new President of the Swiss Bishops' Conference. Image: KeystoneThe highest body of the Catholic Church in Switzerland has a new head. Christoph Bernet/ch MediaThe Swiss Bishops' Conference (SBK) elected Charles Morerod, 63, Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Freiburg, as its new president on Wednesday in Engelbe…

"The scandalous news concerning our Church in recent months has caused disquiet and disappointment in many. We want to dispel these, but we can only get true peace from God. The condition for our reconciliation with God is that we also reconcile with each other. And let us pray, fast, and atone for the sins committed," the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference, the most important decision-making body of the church, writes in its statement. More…