WCC information raises consciousness of childbirth harm

THE World Council of Churches (WCC) has revealed a free information to assist church communities around the globe to lift consciousness of obstetric fistula: a childbirth harm normally brought on by extended, obstructed labour with out well timed medical intervention. The booklet additionally units out how communities can provide sensible and emotional assist for ladies who’re struggling with the situation, which WCC considers to be a human-rights concern. The World Health Organization estimates that two to 3 million girls reside with untreated obstetric fistula, primarily in Asia and Africa. oikoumene.org

RC Church in Australia loses abuse problem

THE Australian High Court, in a landmark ruling, has severely restricted the use by the Roman Catholic Church of everlasting stays in non-recent sexual-abuse circumstances, writes Muriel Porter, Australia correspondent. The Church had argued that delayed disclosure, the loss of life of perpetrators, and the lack of data meant that the Church was unable to obtain a good trial. On Wednesday, nonetheless, the High Court dominated {that a} case for compensation introduced by a survivor, “GLJ”, which had been completely stayed in a decrease courtroom, may proceed. The survivor alleges that she was abused, aged 14, by a priest in Lismore, in rural New South Wales. Lismore diocese had argued that it couldn’t correctly examine the abuse as a result of the priest had died in 1996, earlier than GLJ introduced her case. Her legal professionals have argued that the Church knew of his abuse on the time, however had failed to analyze his conduct. In their resolution, Chief Justice Susan Kiefel and Justices Stephen Gageler and Jayne Jagot stated some other use of stays would convey the administration of justice into disrepute.