Why Do Bishops Cover Up Sexual Abuse?
In any institution the loyalty and obedience of subordinates is maintained by some kind of reward given by superiors.
In any institution the loyalty and obedience of subordinates is maintained by some kind of reward given by superiors.
An outspoken traditionalist, the Australian cardinal was known to ruffle the feathers of secularists and the Catholic Church’s progressive wing in equal measure.
Following the sentencing of Ghislaine Maxwell to 20 years of prison, victims now demand the release of client lists. Only when those complicit in the sexual abuse of minors are prosecuted, might there be a chance of justice being served.
Maite’s fight to be believed resulted not only in the conviction of her abuser but also in charges against his political enablers.
On the website Bishop Accountability, which collates information regarding clerical abuse, the bishop’s entry mentions how his diocese allowed a Belgian predator priest active in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Ghent to continue without much hindrance.
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