Prof David Tombs

@TombsDavid

Academic (he/him) at the University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand. Personal account. CW: sexual abuse issues.

Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand

Joined January 2014

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Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Sep 13

Lots of my publications are available open access from my web-site david-tombs.com

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Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jul 5

Wrapping up a wonderful sequence of conferences in Rome, Regensburg, and Melbourne, with a day to catch up on emails and reading in Victoria State Library. A fabulous space (and great cafe).

TombsDavid's tweet image. Wrapping up a wonderful sequence of conferences in Rome, Regensburg, and Melbourne, with a day to catch up on emails and reading in Victoria State Library. A fabulous space (and great cafe).

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Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jul 21

'On July 16, the Association for Truth, Justice and Fair Reparations (AVJR), which consists of former members of all four branches of the SCV family, issued a statement ... urging Pope Leo XIV to ensure that reparations are swift.' @eliseannallen cruxnow.com/church-in-the-…

TombsDavid's tweet card. Three months after the formal suppression of all branches of a Peru-based lay group, victims are both celebrating some significant victories, while also lamenting the slow pace of ecclesial justice.

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Rocío Figueroa@rfigueroa3658 · Jul 13

International Safeguarding Conference. Our panel with @DrTracyMcEwan, @KathMcPhillips and @TombsDavid …ternationalsafeguardingconference.org/2025-2/

Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jul 3

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TombsDavid's tweet card. New court documents allege physical and psychological torture at Cecot in one of first looks at conditions in prison

Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jun 25

Bishop in India barred from visiting Germany due to abuse allegations | Crux cruxnow.com/church-in-asia…

TombsDavid's tweet card. In India, the Nalgonda Bishop Karnam Dhaman Kumar of Nalgonda has been barred from a German diocese over sexual abuse allegations.

Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jun 24

One of the pioneers in raising awareness of the problem of abuse [of women religious] is the Togo nun Mary Lembo’ - Vatican News vaticannews.va/en/africa/news…

TombsDavid's tweet card. This year's International Safeguarding Conference (ISC) "Women of faith, women of strength" at the Pontifical Gregorian University, in Rome, dealt ...

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Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jun 21

Pope Leo, "help us build a Church where no one else must suffer in silence, and where truth is not seen as a threat, but as a path of liberation.” @eliseannallen cruxnow.com/vatican/2025/0…

TombsDavid's tweet card. In a message of support sent to journalists in Peru who have faced backlash and judicial harassment for their reporting on a now-suppressed lay group, Pope Leo XIV hailed freedom of the press as key...

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Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jun 21

Really enjoyed the chance to present work alongside Tracy McEwan and Rocio Figueroa at the International Safeguarding Conference #ISC2025 in Rome.

TombsDavid's tweet image. Really enjoyed the chance to present work alongside Tracy McEwan and Rocio Figueroa at the International Safeguarding Conference #ISC2025 in Rome.

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Saul Staniforth@SaulStaniforth · Jun 19

Last year Professor Mamode told MP's what Israeli soldiers in Gaza did to healthcare workers when they invaded a hospital - they tied them up, put hoods over their heads, beat them, took some away, killed others, stripped the women.

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Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jun 17

‘The accusation says Thattuparambil took the boy to his home and sexually abused him between May 15 and August 13, 2024 Priest in Kerala, India, accused of molesting 16-year-old boy’ cruxnow.com/church-in-asia…

TombsDavid's tweet card. Archbishop Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry has ordered the Removal of Father Paul Thattuparambil from his office and issued an order prohibiting from priestly ministry.

Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jun 17

Fr Hans Zollner opening remarks at #isc2025 ⁦@SaferChurch⁩

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International Safeguarding Conference@SaferChurch · Jun 6

Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · Jun 6

‘… despite this commitment to accompanying and supporting survivors, the Church has faced ongoing strikes against its credibility on the abuse issue’ ⁦⁦@eliseannallen⁩ cruxnow.com/vatican/2025/0…

TombsDavid's tweet card. Pope Leo XIV Thursday met with members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to get an update about their activities, while facing a clear litmus test on just how seriously he...

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Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · May 31

‘There is little research that has been done concerning the issue, but Siabana says it doesn’t mean abuse doesn’t exist on the continent.’ Sister Linah Siabana (by Ngala Killian Chimtom) cruxnow.com/church-in-afri…

TombsDavid's tweet card. In the face of histories of abuse and cover-up by the Church, a Catholic nun in Zambia has challenged Church leaders to stem the tide of abuse against women religious wherever and whenever it happens.

Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · May 30

'They thanked Pope Francis for “not having looked the other way” in sending the Special Mission and they also thanked Pope Leo XIV for his support of SCV victims' @eliseannallen cruxnow.com/church-in-the-…

TombsDavid's tweet card. Former members of a now-suppressed, scandal-plagued Peruvian lay group and peasants who claim to have been routinely harassed by them have for the first time issued a joint call for justice, repara...

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Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · May 29

‘Sr. Linah Siabana underscored the Church’s moral responsibility to uphold the safety and rights of all people, and cautioned against institutional silence.’ Jude Atemanke aciafrica.org/news/15811/zam…

TombsDavid's tweet card. There is need for Catholic Church leaders in Africa to address the challenge of sexual abuse against women Religious wherever and whenever it happens, fostering the values of justice, transparency,...

Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · May 28

Nordic churches express solidarity with those suffering in Gaza | World Council of Churches oikoumene.org/news/nordic-ch…

Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · May 24

Even Once Reluctant Scholars Now Agree on Israel's Gaza Assault: It's a Genocide | Common Dreams commondreams.org/news/israel-is…

TombsDavid's tweet card. Is Israel committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza? Leading international experts say yes, with the majority of their peers in academia concurring. The debate is shifting as the death toll...

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Team Called Palace@TCPalacePod · May 18

If you haven’t seen the BBC’s closing montage yet, then you absolutely must. 🤓 It will definitely make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and it may even bring you to tears but, my god, it’s worth it! ❤️💙 #EmiratesFACup #CPFC

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Prof David Tombs@TombsDavid · May 18

Talked to my Dad this evening — he is nearly 90 years old, and said he had been waiting nearly 90 years for this.

EEgal@EGTVEgal · May 17

This Tifo from Crystal Palace today is class check out the beautiful story

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