The Vatican has lifted the diplomatic immunity of the apostolic nuncio to France following sexual harassment allegations. Around 10,000 people have attended a Rally for Life march in Dublin. Listening to abuse victims is the only way to break “the spiral of silence”, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has said. More than 1,000 Syro-Malabar lay people have expressed support for priests in a dispute with Cardinal George Alencherry. Rita Ferrone says the Bishop Bransfield case exposes the problems with the “metropolitan plan”. Joseph Pearce hails "the English Resistance" to Tudor terror. And Ryan Scheel, Ryan DellaCrosse and Fr Rich Pagano discuss Church teaching on aliens. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.