Tag: clergy sex abuse
Former Pope Benedict XVI under scrutiny in German child abuse probe
Germany's Catholic Church has been rocked by a string of reports in recent years that have exposed widespread abuse of children by clergymen
Commentary: Church’s failure to address abuse shocking, painful
The indifference of Church leaders, failure to reach out to the victims, the lack of transparency and lack of accountability is painful
Women’s group in India fears for safety, security of bishop’s alleged...
The women said they are “pained to see how insensitively a daughter of the Church is disowned, discredited, and devalued"
Court in India acquits Catholic bishop in rape case filed by...
The victim alleged that the bishop had subjected her to sexual abuse at least 13 times between 2014 and 2016
Catholic Church leaders have to be defenders of children
Unless women are given greater positions of authority to serve and protect children, the abuse will never end
French Catholic bishops announce ‘vast program of renewal’ after abuse report
The bishops knelt in an act of penance in Lourdes where an image of a weeping child was unveiled and an abuse survivor shared a testimony
Pope Francis calls for ‘process of conversion’ in the Church to...
The pope said that “the culture of death” leads to sexual abuse, the abuse of conscience, and the abuse of power
Days of light and darkness in the Catholic Church
Church leaders are still striving to prevent shame and embarrassment by hiding away the abusers and the records of crimes against children
European court rules Vatican cannot be sued in local courts over...
The Vatican cannot be sued in local courts for the actions of clerical abusers because it has sovereign immunity
Children are the most important of all — Jesus
Father Cullen says that victims of clerical child abuse in the Philippines are paid off or intimidated not to file or pursue charges
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