While in Italy the Concordat with the Catholic Church creates a special situation, in other countries attacks against the legal protection of the confessional secret are gaining momentum.
Massimo Introvigne
Ukraine: Orthodox United Against Putin
Even the Orthodox Church in communion with the Patriarchate of Moscow called Ukrainians to resistance, comparing the Russian President to Cain.
Voiko luopioihin luottaa? 2. Valeluopiot
Jotkut, jotka väittävät olleensa jonkin uskonnon tai uskonnollisen liikkeen jäseniä – ja näin ollen selvillä sen salaisuuksista – valehtelevat.
A Tale of Justice and Injustice: The Siena Frescoes and the Tai Ji Men Case
“The Allegory of Good and Bad Government,” one of the most famous works of Medieval European art, is a perfect metaphor for Tai Ji Men’s teachings and tribulations.
Voiko luopioihin luottaa? 1. Luopumuksen ongelma
Luopiot ovat uskontojen tai uskonnollisten liikkeiden entisiä jäseniä, joista on tullut jättämänsä uskon vannoutuneita vastustajia. Luopioita on ollut kautta aikojen.
The Struggle for Confession. 1. The Australian Controversy
A very important book critically addresses proposals that statutes protecting the confidentiality of religious confession should be abolished.
Peng Liyuan: Xi Jinping’s Wife Cannot Continue as UNESCO’s Special Envoy
Protests followed the scandal of a mother of eight children found chained in Jiangsu, another victim of human trafficking. But there is much more.
European Court of Human Rights: Russia Sentenced for Mistreating Jehovah’s Witnesses
In two judgments rendered on February 22, the Strasbourg judges decided that the human rights of 14 Jehovah’s Witnesses had been violated.
The Christian Hardy Boys
The earlier stories of the popular detective series were written by a secular humanist. But the Stratemeyer Syndicate made them into a Christian answer to “bad” dime novels.
Sexual Abuse by Catholic Clergy and Laypersons in France: How Many Victims?
The number of 300,000+ mentioned in a 2021 report, now seems uncertain and is hotly debated. But the problems for the Catholic Church remains huge.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.