Tag Archives: Religion

• Pope Francis admits sexual abuse of nuns by priests 6 February 2019 | Nicole Winfield This post has one comment

  Pope Francis on Tuesday publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and vowed to do more to fight the problem, the latest sign that there is no end in sigh ...

• US will oppose China’s effort to impose its own Dalai Lama 6 December 2018 This post has no comments yet

  The United States believes that the decision on picking the next Dalai Lama should be as per Tibet's religious traditions and that it is not a role of the state. ...

• Be celibate or leave the priesthood, pope tells gay priests 2 December 2018 | Philip Pullella This post has one comment

  Men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be admitted to the Catholic clergy, and it would be better for priests who are actively gay to leave rather than lead a double life. ...

• Asia Bibi’s lawyer Saiful Mulook flees Pakistan for Netherlands 6 November 2018 | Anthony Deutsch This post has no comments yet

  The Pakistani lawyer who helped free a Christian woman who had been sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy has fled to the Netherlands, a Dutch Christian rights group said on Monday. ...

• Why Tibetan Buddhism is facing up to its own abuse scandal 11 September 2018 | Joe Shute This post has no comments yet

  A report confirms a shocking catalogue of physical, sexual and emotional abuse by Sogyal against his students. ...

• Indian court jails popular guru for life over teen rape 25 April 2018 This post has 3 comments

  An Indian guru with millions of followers was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for raping a teenage devotee on the pretext of ridding her of evil spirits, his lawyer said. ...

• Time to review role of monks and nuns in politics says Samdhong Rinpoche 13 April 2018 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 20 comments

  The time has come to review if monks and nuns involving themselves in politics is right or not, said Samdhong Rinpoche during a public talk on Democracy and Unity in McLeod Ganj. ...

• Exploiting women for prostitution a crime against humanity: Pope 19 March 2018 | Philip Pullella This post has no comments yet

  Pope Francis branded exploitation of women for prostitution a “crime against humanity” on Monday and asked forgiveness from society for Catholic men who use prostitutes. ...

• Karmapa calls for resolution of sectarian divide 12 March 2018 | Gabriel Lefferts This post has 3 comments

  Ogyen Trinley Dorje , head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, shares his personal struggles as religious leader, and his wish to resolve sectarian divides in the tradition. ...

• Despite conversion ban, Christianity spreads in Nepal 23 December 2017 | Annabel Symington This post has no comments yet

  More than two years after an earthquake flattened the Nepali village of Richet, most residents are still living in makeshift shelters. Only the church has been rebuilt. ...