Garth Abraham

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Garth Abraham

Professor Garth Abraham is head of St Augustine College of South Africa, a Catholic tertiary academic institution. These are his own views

In Madagascar, Pope Francis invoked the principle of fihavanana; the spirit of sharing, mutual help and solidarity the importance of family, friendship and goodwill between people and with nature. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

The Pope’s message of unity and reconciliation

The Pope’s primary message to each country responded to their unique circumstances

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Members of Ending Clergy Abuse, a global organisation of survivors, protest in Rome during the February 2019 papal summit on the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP)

Sex scandals divide the Catholic Church

Pope Francis blames the ‘plague of clericalism’ that enables abuse and protects the perpetrators

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