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NEWS ABOUT: clergy abuse scandal

clergy abuse scandal stories: 13 news summaries

Vatican Slams Sex Abuse in Other Religions

Pedophilia statement charges that most abusers are gay

Sep 29, 09 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican hit out at critics of its handling of the church's sexual abuse crisis yesterday, maintaining that most of its abusive clergymen were gay men and not pedophiles. The Holy See's UN representative cited "available research" that only 5% or less of its clergy were involved in... More »

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Catholic Church • Vatican • sexual abuse • homosexuality • clergy abuse scandal • priest sex abuse • homosexual clergy • pedophilia • gay men

OPINION

 US Nuns Dodge 
 Specter of Sex Abuse 


Aug 17, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last week the largest group of American nuns held its annual meeting, and once again they refused to let survivors of sexual abuse in Catholic schools attend. When even the bishops have acknowledged the depth and seriousness of abuse within the Church, it's strange for the nuns to bury their... More »

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Gay Catholic Archbishop Writes Memoir

Figure in sex scandal admits orientation, denies assault

May 12, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Catholic archbishop who resigned in 2002 over a sex scandal with a man has written a book addressing his sexual orientation, reports the AP. Rembert Weakland was head of the Milwaukee archdiocese and a hero to liberal Catholics for his activism, until he resigned at the peak of the... More »

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Pope Apologizes for 'Evil' Clergy Sex Abuse

Pontiff tells Australia child abusers have damaged the church

Jul 19, 08 6:15 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

After Pope Meets Victims, Vatican Considers Change

Canon law, particularly on statute of limitations, evolving with sex scandal

Apr 18, 08 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just a day after a Washington meeting where Pope Benedict XVI talked with victims sexually abused by Catholic priests, a Vatican official said the church would consider changes to canon law dictating how the church deals with such offenses, the New York Times reports. Cardinal William Levada holds Benedict’s... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Vatican • sexual abuse • clergy abuse scandal • Canon • cardinals • Pope Benedict's US visit

 Benedict Sees Abuse Victims 

Unprecedented move underscores pope's determination to heal from scandal

Apr 17, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI met this afternoon with victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests, the Boston Globe reports, an unprecedented move by the pontiff. The five are from the Boston area, the center of the scandal that has rocked the church. Though Benedict has already addressed the... More »

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Pope to Church: Pedophilia Was 'Badly Handled'

He urges bishops to 'foster healing' and work to improve trust

Apr 16, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI had strong words for America's Roman Catholic bishops today, asserting that the clerical sexual molestation scandal had been "very badly handled" in many cases, the AP reports. "It is your God-given responsibility as pastors to bind up the wounds caused by every breach of trust,... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • religion • child molestation • pedophile • culture • clergy abuse scandal • clergy • Catholics • bishop • Roman Catholicism • Pope Benedict's US visit

Pope's Words Anger Victims
of Sex Abuse

They're looking for action against priests—not lip service

Apr 16, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict's attempt to placate priests' sex abuse victims has only served to anger many of them, reports the New York Times. The pontiff said he was "deeply ashamed" of the scandal that has triggered complaints from some 13,000 victims. He does not plan to meet with any... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • sexual abuse • clergy abuse scandal • priest • priest sex abuse • Pope Benedict's US visit

 Pope 'Ashamed' by
 Priest Sex Abuse 

Pontiff promises to make sure it won't happen again

Apr 15, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI said today he is "deeply ashamed" by the priest sex-abuse scandal that caused a crisis of faith in the US, and he vowed that the church "will absolutely exclude pedophiles" from the priesthood, the AP reports. "We will do whatever is possible so that... More »

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Pope Will Address Abuse Crisis During US Visit

Pontiff aims 'to open the path of healing and reconciliation'

Apr 8, 08 9:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI will address the clergy sex-abuse crisis during his visit to the US next week, a top aide tells the AP. The pontiff, who begins the six-day trip Tuesday in Washington, "will try to open the path of healing and reconciliation" during a mass for clergy members... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • sexual abuse • clergy abuse scandal • molestation • Pope Benedict's US visit

NY Diocese's Coloring Book Warns of Abuse

Angel tells kids not to be alone with an adult; priest not mentioned

Dec 5, 07 9:06 AM CST
(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... More »

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

LA Cardinal Apologizes to Abuse Victims

Record $660M deal means cardinal won't have to testify

Jul 16, 07 4:51 AM CDT
(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—"... More »

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$650M Deal to Settle Clergy Abuse Charges

LA archdiocese close to a settlement on more than 500 cases, biggest to date

Jul 14, 07 9:20 PM CDT
(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... More »

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