Looking back over the year - 2019
Clerical Sex Abuse Scandal Despite the slowness of reforming our Church, some changes are beginning to take place. No doubt, the entire year has been overshadowed by the clergy sex abuse scandal. Tribunals are slowly being established in dioceses around the globe though only headed by laity in not-nearly-enough instances. We're happy to see Francis lift the papal secrecy rule on this abuse. Follow Australia's lead, New Zealand implemented own Royal Commission to investigate this matter. So far, 1400 victims have come forward to talk to the Commission. The members plan to have a temporary report out by the end of 2020 and the final by 2023. There is talk among the laity of this also leading to a Plenary Council for this country.
Newsletter - 26 October 2019

Location | Local Time | Time Zone | UTC Offset |
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Dublin (Ireland) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 2:00:00 pm | GMT | UTC |
Paris (France - Île-de-France) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 3:00:00 pm | CET | UTC+1 hour |
Mexico City (Mexico) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 8:00:00 am | CST | UTC-6 hours |
Mumbai (India - Maharashtra) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 7:30:00 pm | IST | UTC+5:30 hours |
Auckland (New Zealand - Auckland) | Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 3:00:00 am | NZDT | UTC+13 hours |
Nairobi (Kenya) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 5:00:00 pm | EAT | UTC+3 hours |
San Francisco (USA - California) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 7:00:00 am | PDT | UTC-7 hours |
Chicago (USA - Illinois) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 9:00:00 am | CDT | UTC-5 hours |
New York (USA - New York) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 10:00:00 am | EDT | UTC-4 hours |
Karachi (Pakistan) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 7:00:00 pm | PKT | UTC+5 hours |
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 11:00:00 am | BRT | UTC-3 hours |
Sydney (Australia - New South Wales) | Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 1:00:00 am | AEDT | UTC+11 hours |
Corresponding UTC (GMT) | Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 14:00:00 |
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