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[Catholic Caucus] Liz Yore: Pope Francis extends ‘mercy’ to clerical sex abusers but not victimsAt the Rome Life Forum press conference, Liz Yore accused Pope Francis of having a 'blind spot for predators who are his friends and famous.'Faith & Reason co-host Liz Yore said that Francis’ papacy is serving as a protection racket for clergy sexual abuse, even as the Synod on Synodality called on the Church to listen to clerical abuse victims.Yore, a longtime lawyer who has worked on child abuse cases and helped dioceses craft child protection policies, made her comments at the Rome Life Forum earlier...

[Catholic Caucus] Omaha archdiocese walks back controversial gender policy for schoolsNEW YORK – Walking back a controversial six-page gender policy it planned to add to the archdiocesan school’s handbook on January 1, 2023, the Archdiocese of Omaha has replaced it with a narrower single-page policy that will be implemented for the 2023-2024 school year.The move comes after the former policy, which the archdiocese said was “prematurely shared” in August, generated pushback. Unlike the former, the revised policy doesn’t mention possible dismissal or disciplinary action for transgender students, and drops the portion that applied to school employees and volunteers.Archbishop George Lucas...