Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to vote in the papal conclave, 82 are non-European.
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A substantial majority were concerned about the prevalence of abuse, racism, and sexism in church contexts, and many raised issues relating to transparency and accountability.
Accused men were protected by the SBC while the women who dared to speak up were called sluts, adulteresses, Jezebels and even agents of Satan. A scholar of evangelicalism writes about this culture.
Research on how the Catholic Church has responded to sexual abuse shows it’s not only time for the church to walk the talk, but to change the talk away from a defensive legalistic approach.
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Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Florida
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle
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History Fellow, Australian Catholic University; University of Newcastle
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Cathy Driscoll is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Management, Saint Mary’s University
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross