Global Church Crime News 02/17/2023
Feb 19, 2023(February 15) Another Sex Abuse Scandal In The Catholic Church Arrives in Argentina And Complicates The Pope | Argentina
The announcement that the Pontifical University of Paraná, in Argentina, decided this Monday to revoke the title “out of unworthiness” honoris causa Awarded to world-renowned Slovenian Jesuit artist and priest Marko Rupnik, accused of sexually abusing at least nine nuns. It has rekindled a great scandal that is shaking even the leaders of the Church.
The opacity in the treatment of a burning case due to the coverage in ecclesiastical leadership in favor of the Jesuit Rupnik reached its peak after the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which had excommunicated him for having committed the extremely serious canonical crime of absolving in confession an accomplice (a woman with whom he had sexual relations), decided to lift the ex-communication.
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(February 15) More Than 100 Priests Suspected Of Abuse Remain Active In Portugal's Catholic Church | Lisbon, Portugal
More than 100 priests suspected of child sexual abuse remain active in church roles in Portugal, according to the head of a commission investigating the issue.
The commission, which started its work in January 2022, said in its final report published on Monday that at least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal - mostly priests - over 70 years.
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(February 12) Hoodlum Attack Church in Ondo, Set Property On Fire | Nigeria
In Ondo state where a white garment church Motailatu Church of God, Oke-Idahun Parish, Akure, has been attacked by yet to be identified persons.
Hoodlums invaded the church and set it ablaze. The church, which is under the umbrella of the Cherubim and Seraphim sect, is located along Imafon road, Akure North Local Government Area of the state
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(February 11) Ethiopia Suspends Social Media As Orthodox Church Rift Protests Turn Deadly - Christian Post | Ethiopia
Ethiopia has restricted access to social media platforms amid anti-government protests sparked by a rift within the country's Orthodox Church. The government has been accused of backing the bishops who have formed a breakaway synod.
At least 30 people have been killed in protests since last Saturday, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church said in a statement Thursday.
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