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Aggregated news and commentary from across the web regarding cover-up of the sexual abuse scandal.

Catholicism After 2018

Catholicism After 2018

First Things, R. R. Reno
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Theodore McCarrick has been stripped of his status as cardinal for pursuing young men throughout his clerical career. “­Uncle Ted” liked to take his “nephews” to bed with him. The ...
Catholic Abuse Crisis Is Likely No Accident, But A Strategy To ‘Destroy Church From Within’

Catholic Abuse Crisis Is Likely No Accident, But A Strategy To ‘Destroy Church From Within’

he shocking accusation by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò that Pope Francis helped cover up sexual misconduct — an accusation the Pope has so far declined to answer — as well ...
Did McCarrick Play a Role in Selling-Out Chinese Catholics?

Did McCarrick Play a Role in Selling-Out Chinese Catholics?

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Following reports that the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China could be about to sign an agreement on the appointment of bishops in the country, attention has turned ...
‘Awake And Do Your Duty’: A Hermit’s Open Letter to Catholic Bishops Amid Abuse Crisis

‘Awake And Do Your Duty’: A Hermit’s Open Letter to Catholic Bishops Amid Abuse Crisis

LifeSite News
Cardinal Maradiaga has accused Edward Pentin of being a “hitman” who is the “enemy of reform.”  This preposterous accusation comes from one of the Pope’s closest advisers. The mind simply ...
One of the First Whistleblowers on Sex Abuse in Catholic Church

One of the First Whistleblowers on Sex Abuse in Catholic Church

The Irish Times, Staff
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His major book, A Secret World: Sexuality and the Search for Celibacy, concluded that 6 per cent of priests (later revised to 9 per cent) had had sexual contact with ...
Dutch Catholic Church Accused of Widespread Sexual Abuse Cover-Up

Dutch Catholic Church Accused of Widespread Sexual Abuse Cover-Up

The Guardian, Staff
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20 of 39 Dutch cardinals, bishops and auxiliaries ‘covered up sexual abuse, allowing perpetrators to cause many more victims’, report says More than half of the Netherlands’ senior clerics were ...
Report: Catholic Church Suffers ‘Culture of Denial’ of Homoclericalism

Report: Catholic Church Suffers ‘Culture of Denial’ of Homoclericalism

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Catholics are “outraged” about reports of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s serial homosexual abuse, not so much because a churchman sinned as that he did so with impunity and protection, a new ...
Neumayr: 'Dolan is an Enabler of the Gay Mafia in the Church'

Neumayr: ‘Dolan is an Enabler of the Gay Mafia in the Church’

This is an excerpt of a discussion between George Neumayr and Frank Walker originally posted on the Stubling Block. View the entire video here ...
Vatican Releases ‘Shockingly Inappropriate’ Photo of Pope Francis and Cardinals LAUGHING During Sex Abuse Scandal Meeting

Vatican Releases ‘Shockingly Inappropriate’ Photo of Pope Francis and Cardinals LAUGHING During Sex Abuse Scandal Meeting

The Sun, Gerard du Cann
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The Vatican has been slammed for posting bizarre images of Pope Francis laughing along with religious leaders at an emergency meeting to discuss the sex scandals which have rocked the ...
He’s a ‘Tremendous Leader…We Need Him’: Cardinal Dolan Actually DEFENDS Wuerl Amid Abuse Crisis

He’s a ‘Tremendous Leader…We Need Him’: Cardinal Dolan Actually DEFENDS Wuerl Amid Abuse Crisis

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New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan has come to the defense of his “friend” Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the embattled archbishop of Washington, D.C. who is facing pressure to resign over inaction ...
The Sexual Abuse Scandals: Symptom of a Profound Crisis of Faith

The Sexual Abuse Scandals: Symptom of a Profound Crisis of Faith

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The outrage over both the sexual scandals and the complicity of members of the hierarchy is definitely morally justified. This makes a discussion of the causes all the more necessary ...
German Bishops Manipulated Leaked Abuse Report

German Bishops Manipulated Leaked Abuse Report

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LifeSiteNews has obtained the 8-page summary of the German “MHG Study” on clerical sex abuse of minors that was leaked on September 12. The summary makes it clear that the German bishops ...
Cardinal Wuerl Stepping Down

Cardinal Wuerl Stepping Down

CBS News
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In a new letter posted to the Archdiocese of Washington’s website, Cardinal Donald Wuerl says he intends to step aside to allow for new leadership following outcry since the release ...
The Catholic Church Is Breaking Apart. Here’s Why.

The Catholic Church Is Breaking Apart. Here’s Why.

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The pontificate of Francis can, perhaps, best be understood as a political project. His election at the conclave in 2013 was—unbeknownst to the world at the time—the result of a ...
Vatican Scare: All the Names on the Gay Lobby List

Vatican Scare: All the Names on the Gay Lobby List

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NOTE: this is a Google translation of an article from the Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano and thus may not be grammatically correct. Behind the tenacious silence of the Vatican leaders ...
Pope Francis Commissioned Report to Attack Sex Abuse Victims While Archbishop of Buenos Aires

Pope Francis Commissioned Report to Attack Sex Abuse Victims While Archbishop of Buenos Aires

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Pope Francis commissioned a four-book study in 2010 as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires attacking sexual abuse victims and defending a priest convicted of molesting a teenage boy ...
All Roads Lead to Washington, D.C.

All Roads Lead to Washington, D.C.

Rorate Caeli
1) Bishop Michael Bransfield resigned and the resignation was accepted.  Bransfield served for 24 years at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., most of the ...
Our Lady of Akita and Today’s Crisis

Our Lady of Akita and Today’s Crisis

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“Pray very much the prayers of the Rosary.” On Oct. 13, 1973, the anniversary of Our Lady’s last apparition at Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun, she reportedly appeared ...
Pope Francis Attacked and Stonewalled Sex Abuse Victims While Archbishop of Buenos Aires

Pope Francis Attacked and Stonewalled Sex Abuse Victims While Archbishop of Buenos Aires

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The world is currently focused on Pope Francis’ involvement in the affair of clerical sex abuser Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. However, the recent claims made by former apostolic nuncio Archbishop Carlo ...
Viganò Corroboration #9: Argentine Author Says Viganò Speaking the Truth about Pope Francis

Viganò Corroboration #9: Argentine Author Says Viganò Speaking the Truth about Pope Francis

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In light of the staggering revelations of Abp. Carlo Maria Viganò, currently hunted by the Holy See’s intelligence services for asking Pope Francis to resign for the cover-up of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s homosexual predation, ...
How a ‘Culture of Predation’ Puts Seminarians at Risk for Abuse

How a ‘Culture of Predation’ Puts Seminarians at Risk for Abuse

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Sexual double lives among the clergy and failures in celibacy formation are among key factors that make priests-to-be vulnerable. Catholic seminarians and priests are breaking their silence about their experiences ...
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