The Pope and the Abuse scandal, a guide for perplexed Catholics

Many Catholics have been confused by the wave of reports which have linked the Pope to child-abuse. The Catholic Herald has prepared a narrative of the furore which has engulfed the Pope in the last couple of weeks. Here.

Be generous on Anglicanorum coetibus, Pope tells bishops

Vatican Radio reports the full text of Benedict XVI’s speech to the Bishops of England and Wales. He addressed Anglicanorum coetibus, asking the bishops to be generous in its implementation, and the Equalities Bill, praising Britain’s commitment to Equality and yet saying “the effect of some of the legislation designed to achieve this goal has been to impose unjust limitations on the freedom of religious communities to act in accordance with their beliefs”.