Jerry Hill pulls church confession bill; heavy opposition from Catholics

A bill by state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, that would require Catholic priests to report their colleagues’ confessions of child abuse or neglect has been put on hold amid strong opposition from the Catholic Church. Hundreds of Catholics had planned to testify against the bill at a public hearing Tuesday (July 9) that was abruptly canceled.

https://padailypost.com/2019/07/11/jerry-hill-pulls-church-confession-bill-heavy-opposition-from-catholics/ 

Bishop Kihara: Child abuse is a reality that we must confront

The Vice Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – Commission for Social Communications, Bishop Peter Kihara, I.M.C., has said child abuse is a reality that the Church must confront. He says the Church has to respond to all cases of child abuse and cannot afford to run away from its responsibility in ensuring that children are safeguarded.

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2019-07/bishop-kihara-child-abuse-is-a-reality-that-we-must-confront.html 

Laxity in Seminaries as a Contributing Cause to the Sex-Abuse Crisis

“Hide the handsome ones.” That was what was “jokingly” said when Theodore McCarrick would visit seminaries. It disgusts me that such “jokes” — which clearly portrayed a reality — did not lead to a thorough investigation of McCarrick decades ago. The likely reason they did not was that, for decades, U.S. seminaries not only tolerated but recruited and favored seminarians who have sex with males.

https://catholiccitizens.org/views/87906/laxity-in-seminaries-as-a-contributing-cause-to-the-sex-abuse-crisis/ 

A royal commission found that a religious leader covered up child sex abuse, our PM shared a stage with him

On July 5, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny stood on a stage beside Pastor Brian Houston, a Pentecostal religious leader censured last year by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse for covering up the sexual abuse of a seven-year-old boy, abuse that continued for five years.

https://www.thebigsmoke.com.au/2019/07/11/a-royal-commission-found-that-a-religious-leader-covered-up-child-sex-abuse-our-pm-shared-a-stage-with-him/ 

US man accused of sex abuse at Kenyan orphanage he founded

A convicted sex offender went on to establish an orphanage in Kenya where he preyed on children under the guise of missionary work, according to federal prosecutors who announced Friday that he was being charged with sexually molesting four teenage girls.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-man-accused-sex-abuse-144954586.html 

Former priest accused of sexual assault testifies in trial that he fathered baby in Juarez

Miguel Luna testified Friday in day four of his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a child. Luna, a former El Paso priest, is accused of sexually abusing a young girl who was an altar server at the church where he worked. While he was testifying, the defense asked Luna if he fathered a child with a prostitute in Ciudad Juarez in the '90s. Luna replied yes.

https://ktxs.com/news/texas/former-priest-accused-of-sexual-assault-testifies-in-trial 

St. Xavier High School releases names of brothers it says sexually abused children

St. Xavier High School released a list of former brothers who it says sexually abused minors while either at the Louisville high school or at some point during their years of service. Nine brothers appear on the list with "credible or established" acts of sexual abuse against youth, two of whom were assigned to St. X at the time of the abuse. Years spent at the high school are noted below.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/07/12/st-xavier-releases-names-brothers-says-sexually-abused-kids/1719591001/ 

Why is priest sex abuse often unreported?

Survivors and experts who work in the field of child sex abuse will tell you there are many reasons why it’s difficult for some to report priest sex abuse. Denial, fear and shame are just a few of the reasons. So, we asked survivors and experts on this subject why sex abuse is so often unreported or reported decades after occurring.

https://wjla.com/news/the-50-year-secret/why-is-priest-sex-abuse-often-unreported 

Catholic Church throughout the world hiding abuse, devastating more lives through cover-ups. Instructors claiming the Holocaust ...

Turning on the news is a reminder to me not to be quiet. Epstein and those of great power and wealth buying justice, poor people in jails who cannot afford an attorney, a president who appears to own Fox News and those who only open their mouths and swallow Fox News as truth.

https://www.brainerddispatch.com/opinion/letters/3969497-Reader-Opinion-Not-who-I-am 

Sex crimes against children no longer protected by statute of limitations in Chile

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera Thursday signed into law on Thursday a bill whereby the statute of limitations on sex crimes involving children ceases to apply. However, the new law is not retroactive as some lawmakers intended during parliamentary deliberation. “Starting today, the passing of time will never again be an accomplice to those who abuse our children, nor an ally of impunity,” Piñera said.

https://en.mercopress.com/2019/07/12/sex-crimes-against-children-no-longer-protected-by-statute-of-limitations-in-chile