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  • July 2008

    • Pope Apologizes for 'Evil' Clergy Sex Abuse

      Associated Press  |  Jul 19, 08 6:15 AM CDT

      Pope Apologizes for 'Evil' Clergy Sex Abuse

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI used unusually strong language today in condemning the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Catholic clergy, reports the AP. The pontiff said the clergy's "grave betrayal of trust" had damaged the Catholic church. "I am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have endured. I assure them as their pastor that I, too, share in their suffering," Benedict said during a mass in Sydney. "Those responsible for these evils must be brought to justice." More »

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      Australia  • Pope Benedict XVI  • child abuse  • sexual abuse  • clergy abuse scandal  • clergy  • Catholic church

  • April 2008
  • December 2007

    • NY Diocese's Coloring Book Warns of Abuse

      Newsweek  |  Dec 5, 07 9:06 AM CST

      NY Diocese's Coloring Book Warns of Abuse

      (Newser) - A coloring book handed out by the Catholic Church to kids in New York warns them not to be alone with an adult in a room with the door shut, Newsweek reports. It doesn't specifically name priests as a risk, but it does depict an angel warning an altar boy not to "be alone in a closed room with an adult." A man with his back turned—possibly a priest—is smiling at the child. More »

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      children  • New York  • Catholic Church  • education  • priest  • priest sex abuse  • clergy abuse scandal  • clergy

  • July 2007

    • LA Cardinal Apologizes to Abuse Victims

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 16, 07 4:51 AM CDT

      LA Cardinal Apologizes to Abuse Victims

      (Newser) - Cardinal Roger Mahony publicly apologized yesterday to the 508 plaintiffs in a sexual-abuse lawsuit the archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to settle for a record $660 million. Mahony, who met privately with many of the victims abused by clergy, said he wished their lives were like a videotape—"we could put the tape in and delete these years of difficulty and misery." More »

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      lawsuit  • religion  • Catholic Church  • sexual abuse  • clergy abuse scandal

    • $650M Deal to Settle Clergy Abuse Charges

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 14, 07 9:20 PM CDT

      $650M Deal to Settle Clergy Abuse Charges

      (Newser) - The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is on the verge of an agreement to spend $650 million to settle more than 500 claims of alleged sex abuse against Roman Catholic clergy, the Los Angeles Times reports. The deal, which would be the largest settlement in the 5-year-old clergy-abuse scandal, comes as the first of the cases is sceduled to go to trial Monday. More »

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      Catholic Church  • clergy abuse scandal  • Cardinal Roger M. Mahony

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