Sweeping up the Church
Saturday June 29. News from Switzerland.
Rassemblement à Berne contre les abus sexuels dans l’Eglise
Environ 150 personnes ont manifesté samedi à Berne contre les abus sexuels dans l’Eglise catholique-romaine. Pour montrer symboliquement qu’il est temps pour le Vatican de faire le ménage, les participants avaient amené un balai.
Le rassemblement a été organisé par une alliance contre les abus dans l’Eglise. Les […]
Pope Francis issues new church law on abuse and cover-up with little if no changes in current law.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2019
Pope Francis issues new church law on abuse and cover-up with little if no changes in current law.
Law allows bishops to keep child abusers in ministry with no consequences for bishops that cover. up sex crimes
Statement by Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA)
CONTACT
Peter Isely, […]
Survivors of clergy abuse to meet Monday in Rome with Argentine Ambassador to the Holy See.
Crédito: L”Osservatore Romano.
Meeting in advance of actions and protests this week in Buenos Aires and Mendoza.
Groups want Pope Francis to visit his home country and resolve growing clergy abuse crisis there, enact “true” zero tolerance.
Papal Concordat with Argentina must be amended in cases of child sex crimes, groups say.
Letter to Argentina’s Ambassador to the Holy See.
April 29, 2019.
The Honorable Rogelio Francisco Emilio Pfirter,
Embassy of Argentina in Rome, Italy,
Piazza dell’Esquilino 2,
00185 Roma,
Italy
Dear Ambassador,
We are writing to you as a global network of survivors of clergy abuse, activists, and organizations on behalf of and in solidarity with the survivors of Argentina.
As you know, the bishops of Argentina are in Rome […]
That tacit agreement between the State and the Church that guarantees the impunity of Catholic priests from prison in Italy
APRIL 9, 2019 STATEMENT BY: Francesco Zanardi
President of Rete L’Abuso (the ABUSE Network )
Geneva 7 February 2019: “The Committee is concerned about the numerous cases of children being sexually abused by religious personnel of the Catholic Church in the territory of the Member State and for the low […]
With much touted “new” papal decree today, there is still no actual zero tolerance for child sex crimes by clergy even in Vatican City
STATEMENT BY: Peter Isely, (US Spokesperson/ECA Founding Member)
March 29, 2019. Today Pope Francis has put into church law for the small territory of the Vatican State what Vatican officials are touting as the most “advanced international thinking on the matter” of reporting, prosecuting and preventing child sex crimes and penalties for failing to report […]
Survivors expectations High for Wednesday’s Anticipated Meeting with Pope Francis
Survivors expectations High for Wednesday’s Anticipated Meeting with Pope Francis
Survivors who are leaders of victims’ organizations from around the world will be in attendance
WHAT
Five victims of clergy sexual abuse who are members of Ending Clergy Abuse, a global organization of prominent survivors and activists who are in Rome for this week’s papal summit, will be meeting at the Vatican Wednesday morning. […]
Global Countdown to Zero Tolerance – ECA Schedule of Activities
“Global Countdown to Zero Tolerance.”
International Clergy Abuse Survivors, Activists and Allies to Stage Five Day Campaign in Rome during Papal Summit.
Actions will include a Global “March to Zero”.
Rome, Italy (January 31, 2019) — A global organization of prominent clergy abuse survivors and activists, Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA), will be leading actions and protests in […]
ECA Global calls for meeting with Pope Francis at February Summit.
January 16, 2019.
His Holiness, Pope Francis.
Apostolic Palace.
00120 Vatican City.
Dear Pope Francis,
We are writing to you as global survivors of childhood clergy sexual abuse and human rights activists to urge you to include in your February summit members of our association, Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA).
We are survivors and activists from virtually every part of […]