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Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse, Vatican says - Vatican guide says ‘not necessarily’ bishop’s duty to report suspects to police despite Pope Francis’s vows to redress Catholic church’s legacy of child abuse.
The Catholic church is telling newly appointed bishops that it is "not necessarily" their duty to report accusations of clerical child abuse and that only victims or their families should make the decision to report abuse to police.
Allen noted that a special commission created by Pope Francis, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, had appeared to play no role in the training programme, even though it is supposed to be developing "best practices" to prevent and deal with clerical abuse.
Indeed, a church official familiar with the commission on abuse said it was the committee's position that reporting abuse to civil authorities was a "moral obligation, whether the civil law requires it or not".
The guidelines on child abuse was presented to new bishops last September in the annual training course organised by the Congregation for Bishops, Allen noted.
The news comes just days after the abuse commission forced one of two abuse survivors who had personally been appointed by Pope Francis to leave the committee following a vote of no confidence. Source
British ISIS fighter who called himself 'Supaman' but returned to UK because Syria was too cold is jailed for seven years.
Uddin, who had earlier boasted it was 'p*** easy' to cross the border from Turkey into Syria, quickly became disillusioned with life in the Middle East.
Less than two weeks after he left Britain, Uddin messaged his friend saying: 'Lol bro, it's soo easy to get in man, especially during the day, alhamdulillah, we walked in, no running bro. Source
And foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski lost no time in complaining about the latest perceived slight.
But Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman rejected Waszczykowski's blustering when asked about it at a weekly press conference on Wednesday. Source
Grow a thicker skin, Germany tells Poland - The German government reminded Poland on Wednesday that it doesn't control political speech within its borders, after Warsaw complained about a Düsseldorf carnival float which mocked the leader of its governing party.
And foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski lost no time in complaining about the latest perceived slight.
But Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman rejected Waszczykowski's blustering when asked about it at a weekly press conference on Wednesday. Source
Animals reduced to cannibalism in Egyptian zoo after neglect.
Egyptian zoos have been plagued by problems since the January 2011 revolution, although the Giza zoo lost its certification from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2004 over animal welfare issues. Source
Saudi Arabia may deploy troops in Syria to counter Russia - Saudis consult Turkey over last-ditch effort to keep alive the opposition rebellion.
Saudi Arabia is discussing plans to deploy ground troops with regional allies, including Turkey, for a safe zone in Syria, in a last-ditch effort to keep alive a rebellion at risk of collapse as a Russian-backed offensive by Syrian regime forces encroaches on the northern province of Aleppo.
Two people familiar with Saudi plans told the Financial Times that high-ranking Gulf officials are in Riyadh meeting Turkish officials to discuss options for deploying ground troops to head a coalition of fighters inside Syria.
Publicly, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain are calling for troops to be deployed as part of the US-led international coalition already ranged against Islamic State. Source
There you have it our Top 5 News of the day.
That's all for today, Thank you.
To Start off Vatican
Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse, Vatican says - Vatican guide says ‘not necessarily’ bishop’s duty to report suspects to police despite Pope Francis’s vows to redress Catholic church’s legacy of child abuse.
The Catholic church is telling newly appointed bishops that it is "not necessarily" their duty to report accusations of clerical child abuse and that only victims or their families should make the decision to report abuse to police.
Allen noted that a special commission created by Pope Francis, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, had appeared to play no role in the training programme, even though it is supposed to be developing "best practices" to prevent and deal with clerical abuse.
Indeed, a church official familiar with the commission on abuse said it was the committee's position that reporting abuse to civil authorities was a "moral obligation, whether the civil law requires it or not".
The guidelines on child abuse was presented to new bishops last September in the annual training course organised by the Congregation for Bishops, Allen noted.
The news comes just days after the abuse commission forced one of two abuse survivors who had personally been appointed by Pope Francis to leave the committee following a vote of no confidence. Source
British ISIS fighter who called himself 'Supaman' but returned to UK because Syria was too cold is jailed for seven years.
Uddin, who had earlier boasted it was 'p*** easy' to cross the border from Turkey into Syria, quickly became disillusioned with life in the Middle East.
Less than two weeks after he left Britain, Uddin messaged his friend saying: 'Lol bro, it's soo easy to get in man, especially during the day, alhamdulillah, we walked in, no running bro. Source
And foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski lost no time in complaining about the latest perceived slight.
But Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman rejected Waszczykowski's blustering when asked about it at a weekly press conference on Wednesday. Source
Grow a thicker skin, Germany tells Poland - The German government reminded Poland on Wednesday that it doesn't control political speech within its borders, after Warsaw complained about a Düsseldorf carnival float which mocked the leader of its governing party.
And foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski lost no time in complaining about the latest perceived slight.
But Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman rejected Waszczykowski's blustering when asked about it at a weekly press conference on Wednesday. Source
Animals reduced to cannibalism in Egyptian zoo after neglect.
Egyptian zoos have been plagued by problems since the January 2011 revolution, although the Giza zoo lost its certification from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2004 over animal welfare issues. Source
Saudi Arabia may deploy troops in Syria to counter Russia - Saudis consult Turkey over last-ditch effort to keep alive the opposition rebellion.
Saudi Arabia is discussing plans to deploy ground troops with regional allies, including Turkey, for a safe zone in Syria, in a last-ditch effort to keep alive a rebellion at risk of collapse as a Russian-backed offensive by Syrian regime forces encroaches on the northern province of Aleppo.
Two people familiar with Saudi plans told the Financial Times that high-ranking Gulf officials are in Riyadh meeting Turkish officials to discuss options for deploying ground troops to head a coalition of fighters inside Syria.
Publicly, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain are calling for troops to be deployed as part of the US-led international coalition already ranged against Islamic State. Source
There you have it our Top 5 News of the day.
That's all for today, Thank you.
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