The highest representative of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria has been accused of keeping quiet about a case of sexual abuse. A lawyer said yesterday (Mon) he will launch legal action against Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn. The advocate’s client explained she consulted Schönborn in 1994 to tell him of sexual abuse by a […]
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Prosecutors are investigating after it has been claimed carers tortured kids at a childrens home in Styria for years, it emerged today (Fri).Police and state prosecutors in Leoben started looking into accusations that five children, aged between five and 13 were forced to stand in the snow with bare feet for 15 minutes during the […]
A top lawyer has accused the Catholic Church of focusing on damage limitation instead of trying to help the hundreds of victims of abuse at the Churchs institutions.Around 700 people got in touch with psychologists via new and existing hotlines to report their sex and violence abuse ordeals when serving as altar boys, choristers and […]
Christoph Cardinal Schönborns announcement that Waltraud Klasnic will head a commission dealing with victims of Catholic Church abuse and violence has been met with harsh criticism.Schönborn said in a TV interview on Sunday that the former Styrian Peoples Party (ÖVP) governor will head a special commission checking on all claims and reports of sexual abuse […]
A commission to investigate claims of sexual abuse within the Catholic church has named former Styrian Peoples Party (ÖVP) Governor Waltraud Klasnic as its head.Viennese archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn told national broadcaster ORF yesterday (Sun) he will meet Klasnic to discuss details next week.Schönborn stressed that the commission will act totally independently to clarify as […]