Sentences with phrase «case of the priest»

In contrast, as The Daily Beast pointed out, it's taken years for the Church to take action in many cases of priests who have abused children.

Nevertheless, as in the case of priests, artists and perhaps even true politicians, more is required from the physician than merely a paid service, namely his own person and his ethics, which is part of his work.

Catholic News Service: Pope names Boston priest to be Vatican's abuse investigator Pope Benedict XVI has named a canon lawyer from the Archdiocese of Boston to be the new promoter of justice in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a position that includes monitoring and investigating cases of priests accused of sex abuse.

Being a priest he would know that priests were treated for this condition in the same manner as other s3x offenders; upon completing their treatment, were placed back in society to work as usual or in the case of a priest, in a diocese to continue in his priesthood.

Something similar happened, Steinfels suggests, in the case of priests and sexual abuse.

In the case of priests or bishops who are committed to celebrating a publicly scheduled Mass, awareness of grave sin should be seen for the doom - laden prospect that it is, and the obligation of sacramental confession as soon as possible (Canon 916) must be regarded as a grave and urgent necessity.

Cafardi recounts how, despite these provisions, the American bishops failed to employ the canonical procedures even in cases of priests who were serial abusers.

Not exact matches

There have also been many cases of nuns and aspiring nuns being assaulted by priests, even becoming pregnant and forced to face abortions.

In the notorious case that started the 2002 crisis, as recounted in the film Spotlight, the Globe reported that Law and two of his predecessors as Boston archbishop had transferred former priest John Geoghan among parish assignments despite knowing he molested children.

Groeschel had said that priests who sexually abuse children «on their first offense» should not go to jail and added that in «a lot of cases,» the child is «the seducer.»

The cases I cited involving moving priests to another parish do not include those moved for reasons other than being accused of impropriety.

Remember evidence, as is the case today, was not required for the faithful to conclude that a person or group are «evil» the word of a priest sufficed.

In his approach to the question of divorce, remarriage, and reception of the Eucharist, he speaks of the need, in some cases, to rely on the «internal forum,» which means private consultation with a priest.

The immediate suspension of accused priests has given rise to a second problem: While the priest remains suspended, the investigation into his case drags on, often for years.

And, it was not a priest but rather a family member, the source of most cases of child abuse and corruption.

In the Texas case, plaintiff's lawyers are going for multimillions in damages, and to get that kind of money are claiming that not only the diocese but the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and its operating arm, the United States Catholic Conference (USCC), are liable for not properly supervising the priests in question.

The priest - Father Joseph Pavanivel Jeyapaul of Ootacamund, India - served in a diocese in Crookston, Minnesota, for a little more than a year in 2004 and 2005, according to church documents unearthed in a lawsuit related to the case.

And By the way... 1 in 50 would be only 2 %... the number of gay priests and higher is quite a bit higher than the world average, and higher than in any other religion... which is explained (at least in theory of why that is the case) in the frontline I saw... they estimated it is closer to one in 5

Secondly, as a priest ordained in Rome where he knows that the Basilica would be totally against his assertion, he uses euphemisms to cloud the mind of a reader thinking quoting wrong scriptures with the intent to seduce would suffice — his own roots denounce his deeds and / or beliefs but he axiomatically wants to hold both the roots and wings to no avail, read the book and the truth shall set you free... This is exactly what happens when a gay priest turned professor what to justify his perverted lifestyle... I rest my case

Bishops are required to cooperate - if approached by law enforcement - but are ALSO still under direction to keep silence on cases of abuse they learn about, and NOT to turn over priests to civil authorities.

While there were also a significant number of abuse cases involving parish priests in Ireland, another major scandal involved criminal abuse committed by members of religious orders working in Catholic - run institutions such as orphanages and reform schools.

If you look at the high - profile history of the Roman Catholic sex abuse cases, for example, I would guess that some smaller portion involves the priests who actually engaged in the abuse, while some larger portion is the cover - up.

I'm pretty sure many of the priests involved in the Faith movement can testify to a case of finally getting someone to agree to come on an event, dragging them into the minibus kicking and screaming and then at the end of the event to be told «Thanks Father, Ireally enjoyed that!»

He was, one might say, a case - hardened man, a priest with little outward sign of a pastoral personality — more of a no - nonsense lawyer in a Roman collar.

Actually, the Catholic Church made a case that their rate of 4 % of their priests were pedos as being in line with the cultural averave for pedophilia (others claim that the Vatican underestimated their true rate).

In the case of these Catholic priests who did just that, they should be made to stand before a judge and jury for thier actions.

The state of New York recognized, in the landmark religious liberty case People v. Phillips (1813), that compelling a priest to testify about matters heard during confession would be a fundamental violation of Catholics» religious liberty:

A 1997 letter from the Vatican's representative to bishops in Ireland warns them to follow church law in investigating cases of suspected child sex abuse by priests and expresses «serious reservations» about requiring that such cases be reported to the police.

The two - page letter, written by Apostolic Nuncio Luciano Storero, was sent to bishops in Ireland in response to a document they had sent to the Vatican that recommends mandatory reporting of cases of suspected child sex abuse by priests.

Of course it is the case that there are many priests, whose orientation is homosexual rather than heterosexual, who live chaste and holy lives.

Without these flaws, there would be no RCC and therefore no priests and therefore no cases of priestly pedophilia.

Secondly, as a priest ordained in Rome where he knows that the Basilica would be totally against his assertion, he uses euphemisms to cloud the mind of a reader thinking quoting wrong scriptures with the intent to seduce would suffice — his own roots denounce his deeds and / or beliefs but he axiomatically wants to hold both the roots and wings to no avail, read the book and the truth shall set you free... I rest my case

Evidently intellectuals are no better men only because they are educated; this shows itself especially in the case of theologians, no matter whether they are priests or laymen, who have chosen theology and spirituality as their profession or even as their intellectual hobby.

In classic religious fashion, that which is most dangerous and polluting is transformed by the proper ministrations of members of a holy caste («priests» in this case) into a potent source of sanctity and holiness.

So all in all you're going to want to multiply the number of abuse cases by priests by a factor of at least a few hundred to represent the actual risk ratio for spending time with an individual priest vs. a teacher.

A woman can always be forgiven of this sin but in most cases she needs to go to a Bishop or priest who has been granted authority to lift the excommunication is all.

«The religious services rendered to these are intended to deprecate anger rather than to seek benefits: but in no case is lust to be gratified, or wickedness practised, as pleasing to these deities,» observed Baker, Jr. 13 Each village or hill had «devil - priests» and their role was significant in controlling or containing the impact of spirits.

And those priests you speak of are a bunch of self - loathing closet cases.

In the cases of the pastoral ruler of Gregory the Great and of Chrysostom's priest the summons of the church to men whom it found divinely chosen by Christian and providential call was of the first importance.

There are enough Christian Churches here that Catholics can join, and I would bet that the number of priest / child abuse cases goes expotentionally DOWN.

Or — Are they (mis) appropriating the tithe to fund their edifices and clergy, as some of Israel's priests apparently «misappropriated» Israels» tithe, as seems to be the case with Eliashib?

However, in this case the superstitions and idol worship have remained uncommonly independent of church and priest, a point whose importance will become clear presently.29

Supporters of the priest have held protests about the charges outside the court where his case will be held.

As is the case with jeremiads, The Decline and Fall of the Catholic Church in America sometimes exaggerates and distorts, but it is, all in all, a cautionary tale that should be heeded by bishops, priests, theologians, and lay leaders responsible for the future of Catholicism in America.

16 In the nature of the case this can not be taken as anything like «minutes of the proceedings,» but there is little doubt that it accurately puts the case as the priests saw it.

(CNN)- Opening arguments are scheduled for Monday in Philadelphia in the first case in which an official of a Roman Catholic archdiocese has been accused of protecting abusive priests by moving them from parish to parish.

The book, «La Voluntad de no Saber» (Willing Not to be Aware), chronicles multiple cases of sexual abuse of minors committed by Marcial Maciel, a Mexican - born Roman Catholic priest who was influential at the Vatican.

Absent such a change in canon law, a bishop seeking to dismiss a priest will have to convince a canon court that the case warrants dismissal, and thus the zero tolerance policy amounts to nothing more than a declaration by the bishops that, because in their view all cases of sexual abuse warrant dismissal from the clerical state, they intend to seek this penalty in all cases.

Anybody care that out of 70million Catholics and 45,000 priests there were only 6 substantiated cases of abuse last year by anyone on the payroll of the Catholic Church in the US.

As in the case of the three priests, Müller was given no reason for his dismissal.