Tag: clergy sex abuse

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

Pell continues to divide opinion — supporters dubbed him a "saint for our times,” while critics accuse him of protecting pedophile priests

Cardinal Pell, who rose from humble beginnings in regional Australia, died in Rome in January aged 81

The successful cooperation between Preda and the Department of Justice prosecutors leads to successful convictions

Priests and bishops like everyone else can be sinners and must be held responsible like everyone else for crimes against children

Church law says every act of sexual abuse against a child is not only a heinous crime in civil law but is a violation of Church law