The Vatican's most senior woman says the Catholic Church has "failed" victims of child abuse, and the church must become more modern and inclusive to stay relevant.This is down from 52 per cent in 2016Sister Nathalie Becquart, the first woman to receive voting rights in the Synod of Bishops, is on a tour of Australian Catholic dioceses, advocating for the church to listen more to its congregation.
Sr Becquart, 53, said fiery protests outside the funeral showed people were understandably angry at the church for its handling of institutional child sexual abuse."So we can understand that some people are angry."Sr Becquart is a French nun of the Congregation of Xavieres, and was appointed by Pope Francis as the under secretary to the Synod of Bishops, which will meet this year to discuss the future of the church.
Census data from 2021 shows 43 per cent of Australians identify as Christian, down from 52 per cent in 2016, with people under 39 the largest age group describing themselves as having "no religion".
The Vatican is the most evil place on earth.
No, really?
Vatican was created by Mussolini the devil, before him no Vatican just Roman church, Vatican is full of fascists.
We just had all the hysteria around Pell's funeral. FFS, talk about something else for a bit.
Maybe a rebrand? Something that's not tied to mass murder and paedophilia.
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