Tag: clergy sex abuse

Catholic Church hierarchy must change and defend and protect the victims. It should bring clerical child abusers to justice

The group, from the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, also delivered a letter to the Holy Father

“The sexual abuse of minors by clergy and its poor handling by Church leaders has been one of the greatest challenges for the Church in our time”

Everyone has to support Pope Francis and speak out and demand honesty in cleansing the Church of the “filth” of clerical child abuse

The priest was denied bail by the judge and is currently under the custody of the police

The decree extends the Church’s norms for handling of abuse to cover lay leaders of international associations

“In response to cases of abuse, especially those committed by members of the Church, it is not enough to ask for forgiveness,” said the pope

Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens said "The case was closed due to the statute of limitations"

Father Marko Rupnik, 68, had already been banned from giving confession and is now prohibited from any public artistic exercise

From Australia to Ireland via the United States, thousands of priests, bishops and cardinals have been caught up in abuse scandals