Tags: Abuse
The Church of England is legitimising spiritual abuse
The Exorcist director William Friedkin died at the age of 87 this week. His seminal film immortalised the concept... Read More »
Hold the Church to account for abuse – separate it from the state
The Church of England's increasingly dire record on safeguarding should have consequences for its established status,... Read More »
Why are safeguarding experts fleeing the Catholic Church?
Experts appointed to tackle abuse in the Catholic Church are quitting their roles. Keith Porteous Wood says this demonstrates... Read More »
IICSA and clerical abuse: the devil in the detail
Richard Scorer unpacks the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and finds that while... Read More »
Tackling child abuse in religious settings: What must happen next
As the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse draws to an end, Richard Scorer explains what the government needs... Read More »
Only secular law can bring justice to victims of mass clerical abuse in France
Keith Porteous Wood says France's deference to the Catholic Church has obstructed justice for hundreds of thousands... Read More »
Why can’t charity regulators tackle child abuse in faith groups?
An inquiry's report has highlighted the barriers which regulators face in dealing with child abuse in religious charities.... Read More »
Fundamentalists are still being given too much of a free pass on child abuse
The IICSA inquiry's latest report on child abuse in religious organisations and settings provides welcome evidence... Read More »
The child abuse inquiry has been too deferential to the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Next week the IICSA inquiry will publish a report into the Jehovah's Witnesses. This can only be damning. But the... Read More »
The C of E has serious questions to answer over the death of a gay priest
A coroner's report has laid bare the Church of England's cruel and scandalous handling of the case of Alan Griffin,... Read More »
Ireland's mother and baby homes scandal shows the necessity of separating church and state
The misery which women and children faced for decades highlights the damage that can be done when states leave religious... Read More »
Religious fundamentalists can’t be trusted with child protection
The extraordinary antics of Jehovah's Witnesses at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse demonstrate why... Read More »
The state must act to protect children in unregistered faith schools
Eye-opening evidence at a public inquiry has shown the dangers presented by unregistered schools. Richard Scorer,... Read More »
Cardinal Pell’s conviction has been overturned – but there are uncomfortable moments to come
Australia's top court has overturned the conviction of the Vatican's former treasurer for sexually assaulting two... Read More »
The Cardinal Barbarin case highlights the need for well-drafted mandatory reporting laws
The conviction of France's most senior Catholic cleric for failing to report child abuse has been overturned. Keith... Read More »
Let’s disestablish the church that covered up sexual abuse
Keith Porteous Wood says the shocking failings highlighted by the BBC documentary The Church's Darkest Secret show... Read More »
The Catholic Church’s snub to the child abuse inquiry speaks volumes
The Holy See's refusal to fully assist the UK's sexual abuse inquiry reveals unchangeable deficiencies within the... Read More »
'By the Grace of God' shows the need to hold the Catholic Church accountable on child abuse
Keith Porteous Wood says a film highlighting the struggle to bring a senior Catholic cardinal to account for covering... Read More »
IICSA report is a damning indictment of Catholic Church’s handling of sexual abuse
Richard Scorer, NSS Vice president and specialist child abuse lawyer, says the latest Independent Inquiry into Child... Read More »
Protecting children means challenging religious privilege
A report on child abuse in religious settings should prompt us to reconsider our relationship with religious institutions... Read More »
Pope’s latest PR offering on clerical abuse should fool no one
By only obligating officials in the Roman Catholic Church to report cases of clerical abuse internally, the pope's... Read More »
The C of E can’t be allowed to keep shielding abusers from accountability
A damning report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has highlighted the need for independent oversight... Read More »
IICSA's Ealing hearings showed the Catholic Church can't be trusted to police itself
An inquiry has highlighted the Catholic Church's lamentable failings over child abuse at an abbey and school in west... Read More »
21 steps the pope would take if he was committed to tackling child abuse
As the Catholic Church unveils another inadequate plan to tackle child abuse, this open letter from Keith Porteous... Read More »
Catholic abuse scandals: why self policing always fails
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has turned its attention to child sexual abuse at Ealing Abbey and... Read More »
