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One of the most controversial recommendations from the Royal Commission is that child abuse disclosed in confession should be mandatorily reported. But the matter is more complex than it might appear.
Spotlight’s Walter V. Robinson and the Newcastle Herald’s Chad Watson on covering clergy abuse - and the threats that followed.
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In this episode, we hear from Walter V. Robinson on how the Boston Globe Spotlight investigation into clergy abuse began, and from the Newcastle Herald's Chad Watson on how his paper covered abuse.
Early Christians were open to marriage for priests. It wasn't until the 12th century that celibacy became mandatory in the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis has been accused of a cover-up in the sex abuse scandal involving Theodore McCarrick, a former archbishop. Experts explain why it's hard for the Catholic Church to hold clergy accountable.
An expert explains how a complex set of canon laws and trials are the major obstacle to holding priests accountable. The power to take action is often vested in the Vatican.
While many American Catholics believe demons and exorcism to be part of a distant past, an expert explains how beliefs that sexual desires could be part of demonic temptation still persist.
In the wake of new revelations about clergy sex abuse and cover-up in Pennsylvania, civil lawsuits brought by abuse victims may be the only effective way to hold Catholic church officials accountable.
Argentina's Senate voted down an abortion bill 38-31 after a 16-hour debate. The Catholic Church thanked senators for defending 'life,' but ever more Catholics here insist on women's right to choose.
Abortion support is high in Argentina, even among Catholics. That puts the church, which opposes an abortion bill up for vote on August 8, in the awkward position of fighting a law its members demand.
Different cultural groups respond with numerous, often conflicting, answers to questions about life after death. An expert explains the Christian idea of heaven.
As many as 300,000 babies were taken from their families for political gain.
July marks 50 years of Pope Paul VI's encyclical prohibiting contraceptive use. For many years prior to it, the church had not been so explicit on its stance. How did it become such a thorny issue?
On the 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, an encyclical released by Pope Paul VI calling for prohibition on contraceptive use, a scholar describes the struggles of Catholic women, as well as their activism.
Pope Francis recently acknowledged that the Catholic Church is struggling to recruit new priests, endangering its very future. Why don't people want to join the clergy?
The finding in the Newcastle Local Court will have huge implications for the Catholic church and other institutions worldwide.
The meaning of hell might have changed over the centuries, but for devout Christians it remains a core part of their faith.
The Catholic Church has historically been unwilling to extend full priesthood to women. However, Pope Francis could take the lead in ordaining women to become deacons, a scholar says.
There are considerable political and policy hurdles ahead if Australia is to move toward a national redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse.
The passing of Cardinal Bernard Law is another moment to revisit the issue of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church and why it remains a challenge.
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PhD Student, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Theology, Australian Catholic University
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Director of the Digby Stuart Research Centre for Religion, Society and Human Flourishing, University of Roehampton
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Criminology, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
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PhD Student in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Director of the Yarra Institute for Religion and Social Policy, University of Divinity
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Professor of Health and Social Policy, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University, Villanova University
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
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Religion and Society Professor, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Executive Director, Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University
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Postgraduate Associate at the Institute of Latin American Studies, La Trobe University
