Sexual Scandals
Sexual abuse summit
Pope Francis describes feminism as ‘machismo with a skirt’ – The Irish Times
Pope Francis Disappoints Sex Abuse Victims With Vow to End Cover-Ups, but No Concrete Plan – Time
The Vatican Sex-Abuse Summit Was Never Going to Undo the Harm – The Nation
Analysis: Pope’s Sex Abuse Summit: What It Did and Didn’t Do – New York Times
Campaigners furious after pope’s ‘defensive’ speech on child abuse – The Guardian
Catholic nun condemns church hierarchy over failure to tackle abuse – The Guardian
Pope blames clergy abuse on ‘Satan’ as activists dismiss his speech a ‘PR stunt’ – video – The Guardian
Pope acknowledges scandal of priests sexually abusing nuns – The Guardian
Amid uproar, Vatican clarifies Pope’s comments on ‘sexual slavery’ of nuns – CNN
“Gay subculture in the Church”
Bombshell book alleges a Vatican gay subculture, hypocrisy – ABC
The Vatican’s Gay Overlords – New York Times
‘It Is Not a Closet. It Is a Cage.’ Gay Catholic Priests Speak Out – New York Times
Priests with children
Vatican reveals it has secret rules for priests who father children – The Guardian
Vatican’s Secret Rules for Catholic Priests Who Have Children – New York Times
Theodore McCarrick defrocking
Pope Defrocks Theodore McCarrick, Ex-Cardinal Accused of Sexual – New York Times
Defrocked cardinal McCarrick will remain in church housing for now – Washington Post
Trip to Arabian Peninsula
Pope and grand imam sign historic pledge of fraternity in UAE – The Guardian
Pope Francis seeks dialogue on first trip to UAE – Al Jazeera
Pope Francis Breaks Some Taboos on Visit to Persian Gulf – New York Times