“Fundamentally illiberal”: Christian Institute threatens lawsuit over conversion practices ban
The Christian Institute is preparing to take the Scottish Government to court over new legislation that would ban conversion practices in Scotland. Conversion practices are interventions that seek to alter…
Top progressive moments so far
With 2020 being one of the most eventful years in living memory, it’s fair to say that it has taken its toll. Whilst the election of a more progressive president…
Damning Verdict: mother and baby homes reported
CW: sexual assault The words used by Irish Taoiseach Michaeál Martin to describe Ireland’s most shameful history: a “profound, generational wrong”. This week, a judicial commission of investigation has published…
Headlines on the Catholic Church and child abuse do not present the full picture
The recent conviction of Cardinal Pell confirmed for many people their view that the Catholic Church is an irredeemable institution doing far more harm than good for the world. But…
Abuse within the Catholic Church: the Vatican today
Content warning: mentions sexual abuse, paedophilia After last week, when Pope Francis II defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick due to accusations of sexual assault and called for action at the Vatican…