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Rome recalls bishop after coverup report

Jul 25, 2011ARCHIVES | Religion & Spirituality | NEWS

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ROME (UPI) -- The Vatican has recalled Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza to Rome following the release this month of the "Cloyne Report," which alleged a coverup about child abuse.

Vatican spokesman Ciro Benedettini said the bishop's recall "denoted the seriousness of the situation." He said the pope would "deal with it with objectivity and [with] determination."

Leanza was Rome's ambassador to Ireland.

The report found that clergy in the rural Irish diocese of Cloyne failed to act on complaints of abuse that were brought against 19 priests from 1996 to as recently as 2009, Vatican Radio reported Monday.

After the report's release, Irish lawmakers aimed their anger directly at the Vatican and not at local church leaders.

The report accused the bishop of the Diocese of Cloyne of ignoring complaints against priests and lying to authorities, The New York Times reported.

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny criticized the Vatican, saying, "the dysfunction, disconnection, elitism and the narcissism that dominate the culture of the Vatican to this day" should end.

The Cloyne Report spurred Irish ustice Alan Shatter to propose legislation penalizing anyone who fails to report child abuse, even if the information is given to a priest during confession.

Copyright 2011 by United Press International


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Australian church regrets forced adoptions

Jul 25, 2011ARCHIVES | Religion & Spirituality | NEWS

NEWCASTLE, Australia (UPI) -- Australia's Catholic Church apologized Monday for the forced adoption of thousands of babies taken from their mothers.

"It's with a deep sense of regret, a deep sense of sorrow that practices of the past have caused ongoing pain, suffering and grief to these women, these brave women in Newcastle [New South Wales] but also women around Australia," said Martin Laverty, chief executive of Catholic Health Australia.

The Maitland-Newcastle Diocese and the Singleton and North Sydney Sisters of Mercy also are issuing apologies.

At least 150,000 women -- mostly young, unwed mothers -- are believed to have lost their babies, taken against their will by churches and adoption agencies for placement in "better" homes from the 1950s though the '70s, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports.

The Maitland-Newcastle Diocese and the Singleton and North Sydney Sisters of Mercy will also issue apologies.

Juliette Clough told ABC how she was forced to surrender her baby in 1970, when she was 16.

"My ankles were strapped to the bed, they were in stirrups, and I was gassed ... and they just snatched away the baby," she said. "You weren't allowed to see him or touch him, anything like that, or hold him and it was just like a piece of my soul had died. And it's still dead."

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Crystal Cathedral draws Catholic interest

Jul 6, 2011ARCHIVES | Religion & Spirituality | NEWS

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GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (UPI) -- The Catholic Diocese of Orange said Wednesday it is looking into the possibility of trying to acquire the Crystal Cathedral complex in southern California.

The diocese said in a statement on its Web site Bishop Tod D. Brown has authorized a law firm and other lay advisers to explore whether the church should try to purchase the expansive property in Garden Grove, which is tied up in federal bankruptcy court.

The diocese said in its statement the bishop has followed the bankruptcy proceedings and is concerned about the future of the landmark facilities. It also noted the diocese does not have a cathedral to meet the needs of the 1.2 million Catholics in the county, the 11th largest diocese in the nation.

"While we continue to develop plans for a cathedral in Santa Ana, it is prudent to evaluate the opportunity to engage in the pending auction of this property and to mitigate the chance that it cease to function as a place of worship, if acquired by others," Brown said.

"I have authorized our advisers to contact the appropriate parties in the proceedings to determine a possible course of action. If the Diocese of Orange can prevent the loss of this important Christian ministry and what the Crystal Cathedral has represented to so many for so long -- and meet its own priorities for a new cathedral, we have a duty to at least review the options."

Chapman University, a private Christian college in nearby Orange, submitted a $46 million offer Tuesday. Earlier, Greenlaw Partners, a Newport Beach real estate developer, offered the same amount. The two offers differ in some aspects, including how much they would charge the megachurch to lease back buildings for its use.

The Crystal Cathedral, founded by televangelist Robert H. Schuller, is mired in financial problems compounded by an internal feud concerning control of its operations. Schuller's son, Robert Anthony Schuller, was voted off the board three years ago and just recently claimed his father also has been booted. However, Crystal Cathedral spokesman John Charles has said the elder Schuller remains board chairman emeritus.

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