Sentences with phrase «by members of the clergy»

Statistics have for decades shown that children are far, far, far, far more likely to be abused by a family member or by a school authority figure than they are by a member of the clergy of any religion.

In working to protect the future of the Catholic community, we always need to remember that innocent people and innocent families were hurt in the past by some members of the clergy who did terrible things.

Moreover, a unique consequence of abuse by a member of the clergy is the damage to the victim's faith.»

#Askpontifex When will you do something to stop the abuse of children by members of the clergy?

Employing admirable restraint while focusing on the crack team of Boston reporters who exposed the pedophilic crimes being committed by members of the clergy, this riveting film ends up being about the awful abuse of power as much as about that last - gasp period before journalism shifted from being a conduit of reliable information into a circus act of celebrity reporters riding unicycles of distortion and deceit.

Writer - director Tom McCarthy and co-scripter Josh Singer keep their eyes on the target every step of the way, foregoing any narrative distractions and remaining firmly focused on the team of Boston Globe reporters who broke the story of the sexual abuse being committed on children by members of the clergy.

The Boston Globe's Spotlight team are the investigative journalists who uncovered the stunning story of widespread sexual abuse by members of the clergy in the Catholic Church.

She has represented hundreds of clients in a variety of historical and recent sexual and physical abuse cases, including abuse by members of clergy, doctors, police officers, teachers, relatives and neighbors.

Defended a parish and diocese of the Episcopal Church against claims asserted by a former parishioner that he was abused by a member of the clergy in 1977.

Not exact matches

Candidates are nominated by clergy and lay leaders; a nominating committee of clergy and lay members vets the candidates and prepares a provisional list.

Claiming Romney and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints are non-Christians is an insult and it should not be encouraged by other Christian clergy as is so often is.

In the tense atmosphere of the city council meeting the night of the vote, Presbyterian minister Paul Miller acknowledged that emotions were running high but told the overflow crowd he spoke from «deep pastoral concern»; he then read a prepared statement signed by 18 members of the clergy who decried «the recent efforts to single out a given group... and to seek to castigate them as being unworthy and unfit to belong to our community.»

Here are a few of those affirmations: all baptized Christians have Spirit - granted charismata assigned to them; offices are a particular type of charismata; there is no ontological difference between officeholders and other members of the congregations; the priesthood of all believers does not divide a congregation into distinct groups (laity and clergy); ordination is a public attestation to the presence of the particular charismata by the whole congregation; ordination is not necessarily an irrevocable appointment to a lifelong task.

Unless these clearly powerful and increasingly well defined influences on the lives of church members are met by equally powerful and well - defined influences of grace for living the Christian life, the role of clergy is in danger of being reduced to the role of chaplains, summoned for brief, emergency ministrations to a life cycle unfolding in complete isolation from the life of faith.

I recall a wedding I attended many years ago, in which the ceremony, dictated by centuries of careful thought and adjustment — a «form» — was going very nicely; but then, alas, the presiding member of the clergy took it upon himself to step outside of the rules and add something of his own.

In a poll taken by Christianity Today in 1957, for example, among members of the Protestant clergy who chose to call themselves conservative or fundamental, 48 % affirmed that belief in Scripture's inspiration also demanded a commitment to its inerrancy, while 52 % said they were either unsure of the doctrine of inerrancy or rejected it outright.1 Discussion within evangelicalism concerning the inspiration of Scripture has usually focused on this point: whether or not Scripture is inerrant.

By the way, the fact that some professed believer, a member of the clergy in fact, would get on here to argue with Fr.

Clergy can increase effective lay ministry in the workplace by nurturing members of congregations in the basic fundamentals of the faith - literacy in Scripture and Christian traditions and participation in liturgy and the rhythms of the church year.

Perhaps by acknowledging them and understanding them better, we can reduce our sense of isolation and guilt and prevent these feelings from festering into a basically destructive relationship — not only for the clergy spouses but for all members of a parsonage family, and for the church as a whole.

But if your folks lack the character traits to pass on «learned optimism» — one scholarly term for the essence of the lesson — the job can also be done by «social workers, teachers, clergy members, pediatricians, and neighbors,» Tough says.

The detention of several powerful Saudi figures and members of clergy, can not only be seen in terms of domestic reforms and consolidation of power intended by Mohammed bin Salman, but also as giving him more room to manoeuvre in developing closer ties with Israel, given the hostility Saudi regime would have faced from actors that are anything but pro-Israel.

An «election» could, however, include a situation like that surrounding the adoption of the Magna Carta or the assembly of representatives of the various estates that was convened by the monarch shortly before the French Revolution in which the franchise is quite limited (e.g. limited only to aristocrats, or to elders, or to clergy, or to members of a political party, or to members of a particular tribe or caste, or to a council of leaders of tribes or castes) who are not all members of the incumbent's extended family and whose appointment was not primarily within the control of the incumbent as a practical matter.

At noon, Assemblyman David Weprin, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Correction, will be joined by fellow Elected Officials, members of clergy, and advocacy groups to speak out against the Executive Budget proposal to reduce visitation days for inmates at New York State's maximum - security prisons.

It's why I have been endorsed by Democratic State Senator Rubén Díaz and dozens of New York Hispanic clergy members.

At noon, NYC Councilman Mathieu Eugene joins elected officials, school administrators, and clergy members for the launch of «District 40 Cares,» a collaborative relief effort to provide supplies to those affected by the devastation caused by hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and the earthquake in Mexico, 900 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn.

The Judson Church demonstration, organized by the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), convened immigrants, advocacy groups and clergy members, who urged the Supreme Court to proceed with the DACA / DAPA case and help eliminate the fear of deportation for millions of people.

At the press conference, Borough President Katz will be joined by other elected officials and by representatives of the Israeli Consulate, the officers and board members of the QJCC, officers and members of the Vaad Haarabonim of Queens, Rabbi Michael Miller of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York and members of the clergy from the various denominations represented in Queens.

After a tense year of community - police relations and in the midst of a sharp rise in murders and violence this year, NYPD, Public Advocate Letitia James, Manhattan DA Cy Vance, members of Harlem clergy, Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E., Healthfirst, Manpower Group, NY Republican State Committee, FreshDirect and T. Carrillo Funeral Service will unite with Harlem residents in a Walk for Life followed by Cops and Kids Day of Fun and Food.

The effort, organized by members of Community Voices Heard Power, Interfaith Clergy for Social Action, WESPAC, Working Families Party and the Westchester Workforce Housing Coalition, comes after a year of advocacy to secure this funding in the 2016 Westchester County Budget.

«The production companies behind «Spotlight,» the Oscar contender about a team of Boston Globe journalists who exposed a cover - up of widespread sexual abuse of children by members of the Boston clergy, have established a $ 100,000 (# 65,000) fellowship to promote investigative journalism.

Spotlight (R for profanity, sexual references and mature themes) Screen adaptation of the Boston Globe's Pulitzer Prize - winning investigation of the Catholic Church's cover - up of child molestation by clergy members.

LAUSD is being sued by a group that includes Alice Callaghan, a member of the Episcopalian clergy and the manager of Las Familias del Pueblo, a community center for the poor and homeless in downtown Los Angeles.

That case was filed by a group of clergy members.

In the summer of 2007, I and thirty - two other representatives and clergy members from a myriad of different religions were invited by the Best Friends Animal Society to gather at their compound in Utah and work on a «Religious Proclamation for Compassion Toward Animals» (signed in Washington, D.C. in November of that year).

The Chapel at Beaver Creek is owned and operated by the Beaver Creek Religious Foundation, which is comprised of clergy and lay representatives from each of its member congregations.

The court in deliverying the judgement consulted experts in this field by way of two members of the British clergy, one a former Archbishop and the other a prominent Bishop who converted to Christianity from Islam (but it would appear not to have relinquinshed his Islamic names!).

Overview of Annulment This article focuses on «civil annulments» not «religious annulments,» which can only be granted by a church or clergy member.

A disclosure of directory information may be made to members of the clergy even if they do not inquire about an individual by name.

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to limit the performance of activities of a rabbi, priest, minister, or member of the clergy of any religious denomination or sect, or use of the terms «Christian counselor» or «Christian clinical counselor» when the activities are within the scope of the performance of his or her regular or specialized ministerial duties and no compensation is received by him or her, or when such activities are performed, with or without compensation, by a person for or under the auspices or sponsorship, individually or in conjunction with others, of an established and legally cognizable church, denomination, or sect, and when the person rendering service remains accountable to the established authority thereof.

(a) individuals licensed as professional counselors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, or physicians or members of the clergy or other qualified members of professional groups identified by board rule from advertising or performing marriage and family therapy services in a manner consistent with the accepted standards of their respective professions.