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Welcome to The Catholic Cover Up
Saturday, July 31 2010 @ 05:17 PM EST

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World Youth Day is the largest youth event in the world and will be held in Sydney from Tuesday 15 to Sunday 20 July 2008.

Organised by the Catholic Church, World Youth Day brings together young people from around the globe to celebrate and learn about their faith on a more regular basis.

Sydney was announced as the host city for the 23rd World Youth Day at the conclusion of the last international World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany in August 2005

WYD08 will be the largest event Australia has ever hosted. It will attract over 125,000 international visitors - more than the 2000 Olympics.

WYD08 will mark the first visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia and we look forward to welcoming him to the "Great South Land of the Holy Spirit".

Through the WYD08 experience, young people from throughout the world will make a pilgrimage in faith, meet, and experience the love of God.

World Youth Day is an invitation from the Pope to the youth of the world to celebrate their faith around a particular theme. Everyone is welcome to attend.

I Have set up a Forum on this Website to organise a Protest to the Church's continual inaction to the constant Abuse of children

please show your support and join us. www.tor.id.au/forum/index.php

Sydney protesters do their best to �annoy� Catholics

Sunday, July 20 2008 @ 09:17 PM EST

AFP, SYDNEY

�Pope go homo�: About 500 people protested a procession of Catholic pilgrims in Sydney for World Youth Day events, �annoying� religious devotees by throwing condoms at them.

Youth Day dampened by more allegations

Saturday, July 19 2008 @ 07:10 PM EST

Reporter: Virginia Trioli

Channel Seven has reported Catholic priest Michael Endicott, seen here indulging his interest in photography at this week's Youth Day celebrations, recently came to the attention of Queensland police for taking pictures of naked teenage boys.

Pope visit 'marred' by sex abuse protest

Friday, July 18 2008 @ 07:21 PM EST

Sydney - Australian police on Friday moved activists protesting sexual abuse in the Catholic church away from a cathedral where Pope Benedict XVI is staying during World Youth Day celebrations.

Youth Day coordinator 'misspoke on abuse'

Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 07:15 PM EST

World Youth Day organisers say comments made by the event's coordinator about victims of sexual abuse do not represent his true attitude, as the Vatican casts doubt on whether the Pope will offer them a full apology.

Raped girls' 'disgusted' parents land at WYD

Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 07:14 PM EST

A couple whose daughters were raped by a Catholic priest while they were in primary school has arrived in Sydney to try to meet with the Pope, "disgusted" by comments made by the head of World Youth Day.

Australia pope protest laws "unconstitutional": court

Wednesday, July 16 2008 @ 12:37 AM EST

By Michael Perry

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Anti-protest laws imposed for Pope Benedict's visit to Sydney this week, which could see protesters arrested for annoying Catholic pilgrims, were unconstitutional, a court ruled on Tuesday.

Court rules pope protest laws unconstitutional

Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 12:42 AM EST

By Michael Perry

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Anti-protest laws imposed for PopeBenedict's visit to Sydney this week, which could seeprotesters arrested for annoying Catholic pilgrims, wereunconstitutional, a court ruled on Tuesday.

Australian court rules against restrictions for Pope's visit

Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 12:27 AM EST

Legal restrictions imposed for Pope Benedict's visit to Sydney this week, which could see protesters arrested for "annoying" Catholic pilgrims, are unconstitutional, the Australian Federal Court has ruled.

Sex abuse victim says Pope's apology would be a farce

Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 12:19 AM EST

Peter Begg

ST Joseph's College sexual assault victim Chris Pianto has slammed the proposed apology by the Pope for sex abuse within the Catholic church.

Mr Pianto said yesterday that any such apology would be an insult to the many victims, and had come years too late.

Sorry is not enough, say victims

Monday, July 14 2008 @ 12:18 AM EST

Linda Morris Religious Affairs Writer

VICTIMS groups say they will wait for action from the Australian Catholic Church before judging the sincerity of any apology from the Pope on clerical sex abuse.

Victims of church-related sex abuse demand apology from Archbishop

Monday, July 14 2008 @ 12:10 AM EST

Brendan Roberts

VICTIMS of sex abuse within the Catholic Church yesterday picketed St Patrick's Cathedral demanding an apology from Archbishop Denis Hart.

Up to 30 protesters waved placards and chanted "we want to speak to the archbishop" as the 11am solemn mass was conducted inside East Melbourne cathedral.

Clergy sex abuse survivors protest to have voices heard

Saturday, July 12 2008 @ 02:09 AM EST

A vigil to remember victims of clergy sexual abuse has been held in Melbourne as survivors make a last attempt prior to the Pope's arrival in Australia to make their voices heard.

Clergy sex abuse victims in protest

Saturday, July 12 2008 @ 12:05 AM EST

By Katie Bradford

A VIGIL to remember victims of clergy sexual abuse has been held in Melbourne as survivors make a last attempt prior to the Pope's arrival in Australia to make their voices heard.

T-shirt fines? These things don't happen in Oz: Archbishop Fisher

Friday, July 11 2008 @ 01:10 AM EST

A Sydney court has been told tough new police powers, introduced for World Youth Day, restrict political debate.

Aussies Slam Anti-Pope Protest Ban

Friday, July 11 2008 @ 01:07 AM EST

Australian victims of church sex abuse have attacked a new law preventing people from "annoying" Catholics, on the grounds that it limits their right to legitimate peaceful protest.

Pope protest goes German

Thursday, July 10 2008 @ 12:23 AM EST

The T-shirt protest which has marred World Youth Day preparations has gone bilingual.

One South Australian man of German heritage has decided to write T-shirt slogans, banners and posters in his native tongue to attract the attention of the German-speaking media.

"Annoying" T-shirts are OK in Melbourne

Wednesday, July 09 2008 @ 01:29 AM EST

Catholic Church sex-abuse victims, together with their supporters and advocates, are holding a protest outside Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral each Sunday morning during the lead-up to World Youth Day events. Unlike New South Wales, Victoria has not enacted laws to ban "annoying" T-shirts or placards that criticise the Catholic Church's record of sexual abuse against youth.

Sprechen Sie deutsch, Herr Ratzinger?

Wednesday, July 09 2008 @ 01:28 AM EST

Pope Benedict, who was born in Germany, was originally named Joseph Ratzinger. A South Australian man (Martin M.), who experienced mistreatment in church institutions as a child in Germany after World War 2, is writing slogans in the German language, to be placed on T-shirts, placards and banners in Sydney for the benefit of German-speaking television audiences around the world. Martin has told Broken Rites Australia in an email that he feels annoyed about the New South Wales "anti-annoyance" laws for World Youth Day events. Martin says:

Police interview church sex-abuse victims

Wednesday, July 09 2008 @ 01:27 AM EST

New South Wales police officers are currently contacting various victims of Catholic Church sexual abuse. In these meetings, the police describe what church-abuse victims can, and cannot, do during the "World Youth Day" month to draw public attention to the Catholic Church's sexual abuse.

Child abuse victims protest outside NSW

Wednesday, July 09 2008 @ 12:36 AM EST

By Kalvin Ng, Project Eye

Victims of church-related sexual abuse will wear t-shirts bearing the slogan "107 Catholic clergy convicted" at demonstrations in Melbourne this weekend as the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI in Australia draws near.

Youth Against World Youth Day

Tuesday, July 08 2008 @ 02:00 AM EST

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Church abuse awareness groups to attend rally at Parliament House

Pam Krstic of HEAR (Healesville Education and Awareness Raising), a group working towards safety of children regarding clergy misconduct and sexual abuse, has been added to the list of speakers addressing the Youth Against World Youth Day rally, at the steps of Parliament House this Sunday, July 13.

Court challenge for WYD nuisance powers

Friday, July 04 2008 @ 06:53 PM EST

The Council for Civil Liberties is preparing a court challenge against new fines for people who annoy or inconvenience pilgrims during Sydney's World Youth Day later this month.

Court challenge to 'anti-annoyance' laws

Friday, July 04 2008 @ 06:52 PM EST

Opponents of 'absurd' new anti-annoyance laws put in place for Sydney's World Youth Day celebrations will take their fight against the legislation to court.

Anti-annoyance laws spark t-shirt boom

Friday, July 04 2008 @ 06:21 PM EST

Laws designed to stop anti-Catholic protesters 'annoying' pilgrims at World Youth Day have had an unexpected side-effect: an increase in sales of 'design-it-yourself' t-shirts.

Clergy abuse victims to rally weekly

Friday, July 04 2008 @ 05:07 PM EST

VICTIMS of abuse by Catholic clergy will rally every Sunday in Melbourne until the church agrees to work with them to heal the harm done, victim support groups say.

Special WYD rules spark protests

Thursday, July 03 2008 @ 05:17 PM EST

Sydney, (CWNews.com) -

Public officials in New South Wales, Australia, have heard a chorus of criticism about regulations that could impose heavy fines on anyone who "causes annoyance or inconvenience" during World Youth Day (WYD) celebrations in Sydney.

Pope protest crackdown could backfire, Australian activists warn

Thursday, July 03 2008 @ 04:28 PM EST

SYDNEY (AFP) � New laws to prevent people "annoying" Catholic pilgrims during Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Australia are likely to backfire and provoke both protesters and jesters, activists said Wednesday.

Annoyance over WYD regulations spreads

Thursday, July 03 2008 @ 04:25 PM EST

Debate raged yesterday over WYD regulations threatening $5,500 fines for "annoyance" to pilgrims with Jesuit Professor Frank Brennan condemning the regulations while NSW WYD Minister Kristina Keneally insisted the regulations were similar to those for other major events.

Catholics split on freedom to annoy

Thursday, July 03 2008 @ 04:14 PM EST

Linda Morris, Joel Gibson and Jano Gibson

THE prominent Catholic priest and lawyer Frank Brennan has condemned new police powers for World Youth Day as a "dreadful interference" with civil liberties and contrary to Catholic teaching on human rights.

Catholic teaching affirms freedom that may annoy pilgrims

Thursday, July 03 2008 @ 12:32 AM EST

Frank Brennan

The NSW Government's controversial Amendment to the World Youth Day Act is a dreadful interference with civil liberties, and contrary to the spirit of Catholic Social Teaching on human rights.

World Youth Day: Thou shalt not protest

Wednesday, July 02 2008 @ 12:47 PM EST

EXTRAORDINARY new powers will allow police to arrest and fine people for "causing annoyance" to World Youth Day participants and permit partial strip searches at hundreds of Sydney sites, beginning today.

The laws, which operate until the end of July, have the potential to make a crime of wearing a T-shirt with a message on it, undertaking a Chaser-style stunt, handing out condoms at protests, riding a skateboard or even playing music, critics say.

Police tell victim groups how to protest

Wednesday, July 02 2008 @ 12:41 PM EST

Annabel Stafford

VICTIMS of sex abuse in the Catholic Church have been read the riot act by NSW police officers who travelled to Melbourne yesterday to instruct them on how they should behave if they decide to protest at the World Youth Day in Sydney.

Protests need our blessing, say police

Wednesday, July 02 2008 @ 12:38 PM EST

Joel Gibson, Jano Gibson and Linda Morris

POLICE have told organisations planning to campaign during World Youth Day events they need to have placards, banners and T-shirts pre-approved or risk losing their protest "rights" - even those groups representing victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests.

Abuse victims plan protest for pope

Saturday, May 10 2008 @ 02:13 AM EST

Support groups for victims of clerical abuse are joining together to hold protests during Pope Benedict's Australian visit.

Pope to face protest from sex abuse victims in Sydney

Friday, May 09 2008 @ 08:01 PM EST

By Michelle Cazzulino
Daily Telegraph, Sydney
May 09, 2008

VICTIMS' rights groups yesterday outlined plans to protest the Catholic Church's handling of sex abuse cases at this year's World Youth Day festival.

NSW spending too much on World Youth Day? Pope a Catholic?

Tuesday, April 29 2008 @ 02:10 AM EST

Bernard Keane writes:

A poll in the Fairfax press yesterday showed that the majority of Sydney people had got jack of the Catholic Church�s World Youth Day once they realised how disruptive it would be. While the men who run the world�s premier institution of misogyny and paedophilia should never have been allowed to hold their medievalist frolic in public in the first place, the event has undoubtedly been affected by the Iemma Government�s Sadim touch.

Road closures for World Youth Day 2008

Tuesday, April 22 2008 @ 12:30 AM EST

The RTA detailed road closures that will be in place for World Youth Day when it takes place in Sydney.

Australian Victims to Protest at Pope's visit

Sunday, April 20 2008 @ 09:56 PM EST

Sex abuse Victims of the Catholic church in Australia are planning to protest at the World Youth Day Summit in Sydney Australia.

As Visit Nears, Sexual Abuse Victims Group Plans Protest

Monday, April 14 2008 @ 09:19 PM EST

By Alan Cooperman
Washington Post Staff Writer

A decade ago, Toni McMorrow and her husband might have joined in the prayer and pageantry of the pope's visit to Washington. But now, she says, Benedict XVI's arrival and the throngs who will cheer him are "like daggers cutting into our broken hearts."

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Who's Paying for World Youth Day?

Friday, March 28 2008 @ 03:15 AM EST

By Jennifer Mills

When the Catholics take over Sydney Harbour in July, who will be footing the $150 million bill? Jennifer Mills has the budget breakdown

Australia's Greens protest taxpayer support for World Youth Day

Tuesday, November 20 2007 @ 04:17 AM EST

(CWNews.com) -

Leaders of Australia's Green party are protesting plans by the government to pay for the use of a racetrack as a venue for World Youth Day.

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