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Abuse Victims and Supporters Urge ‘Careful’ Selection of US Ambassador to the Vatican
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA – December 9, 2024 (9 a.m. PST) – As President-elect Donald Trump considers his nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA)—an international coalition of survivors and advocates from over 25 countries working to hold the Catholic Church accountable for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults—calls for a “careful and thoughtful” selection process, one that prioritizes the dignity and rights of survivors. Speculation regarding potential candidates has already […]
Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) is a worldwide organization of human rights’ activists and survivors from over 21 countries and 5 continents who focus on children’s and victims’ rights to compel the Church to end clerical abuse, especially child sexual abuse, in order to protect children and to seek effective justice for victims.
ECA demands the end of the Church’s structural mechanism that allows abuse.
HISTORY OF ECA
Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) is a new effort that began in August, 2017, in Washington DC from an idea of Barbara Blaine. She asked, “Can we put together a team of clergy abuse activists from all parts of the world to confront the pope and the Vatican?” “Can we show our unity of purpose and no longer be isolated voices?” A group of activists answered positively and Barbara called it The Accountability Project or TAP. Barbara was planning a TAP meeting in Poland for November, 2017, when she died suddenly in September…
HOW YOU CAN HELP
ECA, Ending Clergy Abuse is a new initiative and it is still in formation. Word is getting out and our base is growing. Even within this short amount of time we see that our impact is tangible. We envision a global network of activists united in the common cause of ending clergy abuse. With your support we can do our part to make the world safer for children and redress the wrongs already committed.
ECA is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation.
ECA GLOBAL NEWS – SPRING 2022 UPDATES.
ECA GLOBAL NEWS: DIRECT LINK. SPRING 2022. POPE APOLOGIZES TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF CANADA APRIL 1, 2022. Pope Francis has made a historic apology to Indigenous peoples for the “deplorable” abuses they suffered in Canada’s Catholic-run residential schools. About [...]
Independent Commission Established for Victims of Religious Sexual Abuse
SIGN THE PETITION FEBRUARY 28, 2022. Two structures have been established for recognition and reparation of sexual violence committed by members of religious institutions. They are here to help you, to listen to you, to find together, the best personalized [...]
Raid on home of journalist who reported on the sexual abuse of the Sodalicio religious association
January 21, 2022. PERU. Pedro Salinas: "The message of the Sodalicio is that, if you mess with them, they will screw you all your life". In an interview with Infobae, the investigative journalist, who uncovered the Sodalicio case, talked about [...]
Church authorities order second inquiry into troubled Peruvian order
JANUARY 22, 2022. PERU + ROME – At the same time it is conducting a canonical investigation of a Peruvian religious order accused of abuse, the Archdiocese of Lima has come under fire from an oversight body for failing to [...]
Bishop Franco Mulakkal was found NOT GUILTY on charges of rape.
JANUARY 21, 2022. INDIA. Bishop Franco Mulakkal was found not guilty on charges of rape. But now the Kerala Catholic Church has been left seriously divided, with some asking whether the church has too much power. More info here: https://www.dw.com/en/india-bishop-rape-ruling-raises-questions-about-role-of-church/a-60448012 [...]
ECA’S 5TH YEAR.
ECA GLOBAL NEWS - JANUARY 2022. ANOTHER YEAR OF CHANGE. Another year is ahead of us and 2021 has certainly brought with it several of the uncertainties and troubling features that lingered throughout 2020 as well as new challenges and opportunities. All [...]
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Admits False Statement During Abuse Probe, Vatican defends Pope.
January 24, 2022. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has apologized for providing false information during a probe into sexual abuse in his old Munich archdiocese, his secretary said in a statement on January 24, 2022, that was posted to the Vatican [...]