Tag: clergy sex abuse

At least 37 priests of the diocese earlier accused their bishop of misappropriation of funds and violation of the vow of celibacy

The Jesuits has barred the priest from hearing confessions or conducting spiritual direction

Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church was working "as best we can" to fight clerical child abuse but admitted there were shortfalls

The president of the bishops' conference said some high-ranking church officials faced criminal prosecution, or a church tribunal, or both

There was a "disparity in training and prevention of child sexual abuse between the northern and southern hemispheres"

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith was “first involved in this case in 2019” and imposed restrictions on Belo

We need more courageous bishops who do not tolerate the cover-up of clerical abuse of children

"A priest cannot continue being a priest if he is an aggressor. He cannot because he is either sick, or a criminal"

The criminal behavior of child abuse and cover-up of the crimes are total and outright contradiction and denial of the teaching of Jesus

A Vatican preliminary investigation found “that there are no elements to initiate a trial against Cardinal Ouellet for sexual assault”