Posted on 19 June 2010. Tags: catholic, Denmark, murder, nun, peru
A Roman Catholic mother superior may be questioned by Danish police in connection with the death of an elderly nun almost 20 years ago. Mother Superior Theresa Brenninkmeijer, of Sostrup’s Cistercian Heart of Mary Convent, was tracked down by police in Peru on Wednesday, with the help of the Catholic authorities. Read the full story
Posted in Denmark, General, International, MBL, Travel
Posted on 15 April 2010. Tags: abuse, catholic, church, Norway, priest
The Norwegian Roman Catholic Church has admitted that a Trondheim bishop has resigned after pleading guilty to abusing an altar boy. Read the full story
Posted in General, MBL, Norway
Posted on 26 March 2010. Tags: catholic, Denmark, ethics, legal, sex crime
The Danish ethics Ethics council Council is charged with investigating cases of sexual abuse, leading a fact that has led Bishop Czeslaw Kozon to claim that he therefore has no obligation to report any such cases to police. Read the full story
Posted in Denmark, General, International, Lifestyle, MBL, Society
Posted on 22 March 2010. Tags: catholic, celibacy, Finland, scandal
The spate of recent child abuse sex scandals across the United States and Europe will not prompt the Finnish Catholic Church to review its stance on compulsory celibacy, the church has said. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL
Posted on 17 October 2009. Tags: catholic, Finland, gay, gay rights, religion
Finland’s Catholic Bishop, Teemu Sippo, has warned of an impending rift between the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church and Finland’s Catholic Church over the issue of gay marriage. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, Finland, General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, Sweden