Changes

* The effect of liberal legislation on Catholic hospitals (such as funding for abortion)

* The effect of liberal legislation on Catholic hospitals (such as funding for abortion)

* The aftermath of recurrent sexual abuse incidents and attempts by church authorities to conceal them

* The aftermath of a series of sexual abuse scandals. In the early 2000s, it was found that bishops were privately settling cases of molestation of minors by priests, occurring primarily between the 1940s and 1980s.

* Increasing atheism and secularism in Europe

* Increasing atheism and secularism in Europe

* The challenge of Islam

* The challenge of Islam