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Irish Independent
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Letters: It's pity Joe Duffy didn't give credit to his hard-working background support staff
Joe Duffy did not mention any of his background team when discussing his departure from 'Liveline' on RTÉ's 'Late Late Show' I was very disappointed with broadcaster Joe Duffy on Friday's RTÉ Late Late Show. LiveLine is not a one-man show as he would like us to believe. No mention by him of his background team of phone-call vetters, researchers, sound technicians and others. Hopefully, before going off air next month, he will give proper recognition to his hard-working background team. Des McCormack, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 Great to see politicians finally considering a ban on social media for teens The Tánaiste Simon Harris recently looked at the possibility of introducing a social media ban here in Ireland for children who are under 16 years old. I think it's an absolutely fantastic idea that we are now starting to talk about this serious issue. Politicians have introduced this ban recently in Australia which will be implemented at the end of this year. The damage and abuse that's happening online due to the exposure to inappropriate content on social media is, to my mind, harrowing and distressing. But one wonders how successful an Irish social media ban would be for the under-16s – a generation of people who are arguably more digitally literate than the people who will be introducing the ban. I do believe that a social media ban is going to be potentially a hard thing to implement. We don't know how successful this ban is going to be in Australia, because it's not coming into force there until December 25. We will have to watch and see and learn how this move pans out for them. But I find it emboldening that we in this country are at least looking at this serious, highly charged and complex issue, as opposed to our legislators burying their heads in the sand. John O'Brien, Clonmel, Co Tipperary Many will be watching new Pope's handling of church scandal in Peru Thankfully the new Pope, Leo XIV, promises to follow in the reforming steps of the late Pope Francis. One of his first challenges will be how to confront the continuing fallout from the church sexual abuse scandal controversy in Peru, which he must be painfully aware of from his time as bishop of Sufar and apostolic administrator of Chiclayo in Peru. Pope Francis did confront the powerful Peruvian-based Sodality for Christian Life for the physical and sexual abuse of its members by effectively dissolving it. A more daunting challenge for the new Pope is how he deals with Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, former Archbishop of Lima, and a member of the powerful traditionalist Opus Dei organisation who has been accused of the sexual abuse of at least one adolescent boy, which the cardinal has denied. Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Lima but imposed several penal restrictions on him, which included forbidding him to return to Peru, which he has ignored, and from wearing the distinctive red robes and associated regalia of a cardinal. In spite of these restrictions, he went to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis. And he publicly strutted around the Vatican in his cardinal's regalia at several public Vatican events attended by his fellow cardinals. No action was taken against him. At a pre-conclave meeting of the assembled cardinals in Rome, it was agreed that clerical sex abuse must be one of the first challenges to be faced by the incoming pope. Hopefully, Pope Leo XIV will face that challenge with courage and determination. Brendan Butler, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 People who still claim to suffer 'Catholic guilt' need to drop the victim complex Édaein O'Connell resorts to that hackneyed canard of 'Catholic guilt' in her article ('You can take the girl out of church, but it's harder to take church out of the girl', Irish Independent, May, 10). Nobody can make one feel guilty without one's consent, so let's abandon the helpless victim role. Incidentally, I'm all in favour of guilt, irrespective of whether it's faith-based or not, if it stops people from bullying, stealing, drug-dealing, abusing children, murdering others, assaulting individuals, scamming others out of their money, damaging property, or committing perjury. It seems to me that victims of criminal activity would be similarly enamoured of guilt if it stopped their perpetrators from committing any of the above. Aileen Hooper, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 The three world leaders may be in a daily battle, but only two are competing On Friday, the former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell received the Charles V European award from King Felipe of Spain. Many European dignitaries attended the event. In his acceptance speech, Mr Borrell said: 'The faces of history today are those of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. None of them is European. I know them – well, I know them a bit – and I can assure you that of those three, two are more intelligent than the third. The thing is, the third one doesn't know it.' It definitely was not Harry Lime of The Third Man film he spoke of. Declan Foley, Melbourne, Australia Lack of any international action against Israel a sad reflection on 'democracy' Edward Hogan's letter asks 'Have we abandoned the Palestinians?' (Sunday Independent, May 11). The leaders of the so-called free and democratic world continue to voice 'concern' and 'call for ceasefire'. The Israeli government, meanwhile, ignores such calls. It ignores international law and violates basic human rights. It destroys hospitals and schools. It kills first responders and denies access to basic food. Many consider the Israeli government to be pursuing a policy of genocide against the Palestinian people. Direct action was taken against president Vladimir Putin and many of his associates when Russia invaded Ukraine. Yet not only has no action been taken against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but many countries continue to provide military aid to Israel for use against the Palestinian people. I suggest it is a sad reflection on 'democracy'. Michael Moriarty, Rochestown, Cork
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Peruvian bishop accused of ignoring abuse
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing enough to stop abuses committed by a conservative Catholic movement that was recently disbanded by the Vatican. Peru's Bishops Conference said Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos from the diocese of Trujillo, will be replaced by the Jesuit bishop Gilberto Vizcarra. A reason for the Pope's decision was not provided. Cabrejos, 76, was the president of Peru's Bishops Conference until January, and had held that position for 12 years. In a statement published last year, the archbishop said that he had presented his resignation letter to the Vatican in 2023, in accordance with Catholic Church laws that call on bishops to prepare for retirement at age 75. During the time that Archbishop Cabrejos led the bishop's conference, the Peruvian-based Catholic movement, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, was accused of sexually abusing its recruits, of threatening journalists and of deploying schemes to strip peasants off their lands in the north of Peru. Victims of the movement, known also as SCV, have accused Cabrejos of turning a blind eye to these practices. 'He was indifferent towards victims,' said Pedro Salinas, a journalist and former member of the SCV who published a book about the group's abuses that unleashed several investigations into the conservative Catholic movement. SCV, which had been founded in the early 70's, was disbanded in January by Pope Francis. In 2017, a report commissioned by the group's leadership determined that its founder Luis Figari sodomized his recruits and subjected them to humiliating psychological and other sexual abuses. After an attempt at reform, Francis sent his two most trusted investigators, Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, to look into the Sodalitium abuses. Their report uncovered 'sadistic' sect-like abuses of power, authority and spirituality, economic abuses in administering church money and even cases of harassing critics. The 2023 report by Bertomeu and Scicluna resulted in the expulsions last year of Figari and 10 top members, including an archbishop who had sued Salinas and journalist Paola Ugaz for their reporting and was forced to retire early. In a recent interview with Peruvian newspaper La Republica, Cabrejos said that Peru's Bishops Conference had been warning the Vatican of abuses committed by SCV since 2015. The archbishop claimed that the investigators sent to Peru by the Vatican based their findings on information that had already been gathered by Peruvian church leaders for several years. The SCV was founded in 1971 as one of several Catholic societies born as a conservative reaction to the left-leaning liberation theology movement that swept through Latin America in the 1960s. At its height, the group counted hundreds of members across South America and the United States. It was enormously influential in Peru and had its U.S. base in Denver. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at Franklin Briceño, The Associated Press
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Peruvian bishop accused of ignoring abuse
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing enough to stop abuses committed by a conservative Catholic movement that was recently disbanded by the Vatican. Peru's Bishops Conference said Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos from the diocese of Trujillo, will be replaced by the Jesuit bishop Gilberto Vizcarra. A reason for the Pope's decision was not provided. Cabrejos, 76, was the president of Peru's Bishops Conference until January, and had held that position for 12 years. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. In a statement published last year, the archbishop said that he had presented his resignation letter to the Vatican in 2023, in accordance with Catholic Church laws that call on bishops to prepare for retirement at age 75. During the time that Archbishop Cabrejos led the bishop's conference, the Peruvian-based Catholic movement, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, was accused of sexually abusing its recruits, of threatening journalists and of deploying schemes to strip peasants off their lands in the north of Peru. Victims of the movement, known also as SCV, have accused Cabrejos of turning a blind eye to these practices. 'He was indifferent towards victims,' said Pedro Salinas, a journalist and former member of the SCV who published a book about the group's abuses that unleashed several investigations into the conservative Catholic movement. SCV, which had been founded in the early 70's, was disbanded in January by Pope Francis. In 2017, a report commissioned by the group's leadership determined that its founder Luis Figari sodomized his recruits and subjected them to humiliating psychological and other sexual abuses. After an attempt at reform, Francis sent his two most trusted investigators, Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, to look into the Sodalitium abuses. Their report uncovered 'sadistic' sect-like abuses of power, authority and spirituality, economic abuses in administering church money and even cases of harassing critics. The 2023 report by Bertomeu and Scicluna resulted in the expulsions last year of Figari and 10 top members, including an archbishop who had sued Salinas and journalist Paola Ugaz for their reporting and was forced to retire early. In a recent interview with Peruvian newspaper La Republica, Cabrejos said that Peru's Bishops Conference had been warning the Vatican of abuses committed by SCV since 2015. The archbishop claimed that the investigators sent to Peru by the Vatican based their findings on information that had already been gathered by Peruvian church leaders for several years. The SCV was founded in 1971 as one of several Catholic societies born as a conservative reaction to the left-leaning liberation theology movement that swept through Latin America in the 1960s. At its height, the group counted hundreds of members across South America and the United States. It was enormously influential in Peru and had its U.S. base in Denver. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
The Hill
11-02-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Peruvian bishop accused of ignoring abuse
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing enough to stop abuses committed by a conservative Catholic movement that was recently disbanded by the Vatican. Peru's Bishops Conference said Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos from the diocese of Trujillo, will be replaced by the Jesuit bishop Gilberto Vizcarra. A reason for the Pope's decision was not provided. Cabrejos, 76, was the president of Peru's Bishops Conference until January, and had held that position for 12 years. In a statement published last year, the archbishop said that he had presented his resignation letter to the Vatican in 2023, in accordance with Catholic Church laws that call on bishops to prepare for retirement at age 75. During the time that Archbishop Cabrejos led the bishop's conference, the Peruvian-based Catholic movement, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, was accused of sexually abusing its recruits, of threatening journalists and of deploying schemes to strip peasants off their lands in the north of Peru. Victims of the movement, known also as SCV, have accused Cabrejos of turning a blind eye to these practices. 'He was indifferent towards victims,' said Pedro Salinas, a journalist and former member of the SCV who published a book about the group's abuses that unleashed several investigations into the conservative Catholic movement. SCV, which had been founded in the early 70's, was disbanded in January by Pope Francis. In 2017, a report commissioned by the group's leadership determined that its founder Luis Figari sodomized his recruits and subjected them to humiliating psychological and other sexual abuses. After an attempt at reform, Francis sent his two most trusted investigators, Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, to look into the Sodalitium abuses. Their report uncovered 'sadistic' sect-like abuses of power, authority and spirituality, economic abuses in administering church money and even cases of harassing critics. The 2023 report by Bertomeu and Scicluna resulted in the expulsions last year of Figari and 10 top members, including an archbishop who had sued Salinas and journalist Paola Ugaz for their reporting and was forced to retire early. In a recent interview with Peruvian newspaper La Republica, Cabrejos said that Peru's Bishops Conference had been warning the Vatican of abuses committed by SCV since 2015. The archbishop claimed that the investigators sent to Peru by the Vatican based their findings on information that had already been gathered by Peruvian church leaders for several years. The SCV was founded in 1971 as one of several Catholic societies born as a conservative reaction to the left-leaning liberation theology movement that swept through Latin America in the 1960s. At its height, the group counted hundreds of members across South America and the United States. It was enormously influential in Peru and had its U.S. base in Denver.
The Independent
11-02-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Peruvian bishop accused of ignoring abuse
Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing enough to stop abuses committed by a conservative Catholic movement that was recently disbanded by the Vatican. Peru's Bishops Conference said Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos from the diocese of Trujillo, will be replaced by the Jesuit bishop Gilberto Vizcarra. A reason for the Pope's decision was not provided. Cabrejos, 76, was the president of Peru's Bishops Conference until January, and had held that position for 12 years. In a statement published last year, the archbishop said that he had presented his resignation letter to the Vatican in 2023, in accordance with Catholic Church laws that call on bishops to prepare for retirement at age 75. During the time that Archbishop Cabrejos led the bishop's conference, the Peruvian-based Catholic movement, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, was accused of sexually abusing its recruits, of threatening journalists and of deploying schemes to strip peasants off their lands in the north of Peru. Victims of the movement, known also as SCV, have accused Cabrejos of turning a blind eye to these practices. 'He was indifferent towards victims,' said Pedro Salinas, a journalist and former member of the SCV who published a book about the group's abuses that unleashed several investigations into the conservative Catholic movement. SCV, which had been founded in the early 70's, was disbanded in January by Pope Francis. In 2017, a report commissioned by the group's leadership determined that its founder Luis Figari sodomized his recruits and subjected them to humiliating psychological and other sexual abuses. After an attempt at reform, Francis sent his two most trusted investigators, Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, to look into the Sodalitium abuses. Their report uncovered 'sadistic' sect-like abuses of power, authority and spirituality, economic abuses in administering church money and even cases of harassing critics. The 2023 report by Bertomeu and Scicluna resulted in the expulsions last year of Figari and 10 top members, including an archbishop who had sued Salinas and journalist Paola Ugaz for their reporting and was forced to retire early. In a recent interview with Peruvian newspaper La Republica, Cabrejos said that Peru's Bishops Conference had been warning the Vatican of abuses committed by SCV since 2015. The archbishop claimed that the investigators sent to Peru by the Vatican based their findings on information that had already been gathered by Peruvian church leaders for several years. The SCV was founded in 1971 as one of several Catholic societies born as a conservative reaction to the left-leaning liberation theology movement that swept through Latin America in the 1960s. At its height, the group counted hundreds of members across South America and the United States. It was enormously influential in Peru and had its U.S. base in Denver. ____
