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

Broken Faith: Inside The Catholic Church's Plan To Quietly Pay Survivors Of Sexual Abuse

Broken Faith: Inside The Catholic Church’s Plan To Quietly Pay Survivors Of Sexual Abuse

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When Paul Barr was 16 years old, a priest asked him to the rectory of the Sacred Heart church in Niagara Falls, New York. Barr remembers that the priest handed ...
Saginaw Priest Pleads No Contest to Sexually Assaulting Male Teen

Saginaw Priest Pleads No Contest to Sexually Assaulting Male Teen

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Fr. Robert DeLand likely to get 2–15 years prison time In a surprise move, Fr. Robert DeLand has pleaded no contest to sexual assault of a male minor. Last week in his first ...
Sioux Falls Diocese Names 11 Priests Accused of Child Sex Abuse

Sioux Falls Diocese Names 11 Priests Accused of Child Sex Abuse

Argus Leader, Staff
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The Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls released a list Thursday of priests who faced substantiated accusations of abusing a minor while serving in eastern South Dakota. Bishop Paul J. Swain, ...
Buffalo's Bishop Malone Reinstates Priest with History of Pornography Problems

Buffalo’s Bishop Malone Reinstates Priest with History of Pornography Problems

WKBW, Charlie Specht
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Bishop Richard J. Malone on Thursday returned a priest to active ministry despite a history of pornography problems and a looming federal investigation that may involve the priest. Malone returned ...
Defrocked New Jersey Priest Who Molested Boys Now Teaches Kids English in Dominican Republic

Defrocked New Jersey Priest Who Molested Boys Now Teaches Kids English in Dominican Republic

NBC, Staff
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 A former Roman Catholic priest who was defrocked and convicted of molesting two boys in New Jersey has found a new vocation in a new location — teaching children English ...
A Victim of Catholic Clergy Sexual Assault Speaks Out

A Victim of Catholic Clergy Sexual Assault Speaks Out

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Catholic bishops from around the world commenced a meeting last month in Rome to address the issue of clergy sexual abuse of minors. In the days leading up to the ...
After Years Of Abuse By Priests, #NunsToo Are Speaking Out

After Years Of Abuse By Priests, #NunsToo Are Speaking Out

NPR, Sylvia Poggioli
In February, Pope Francis acknowledged a longstanding dirty secret in the Roman Catholic Church — the sexual abuse of nuns by priests. It’s an issue that had long been kept ...
Priest To Be EXCOMMUNICATED For This Homily

Priest To Be EXCOMMUNICATED For This Homily

Full text of the homily at The Remnant From GoFundMe: Fr. Vaughn Treco is a Catholic priest of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter and former parochial ...
Archbishop Of Santiago Becomes Seventh Senior Catholic Official In Chile To Resign Over Church Sex Abuse Scandal

Archbishop Of Santiago Becomes Seventh Senior Catholic Official In Chile To Resign Over Church Sex Abuse Scandal

Swarajya, Staff
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Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Chilean cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, who agreed to step down after being accused of covering up sexual abuse by priests, on Saturday (23 March), the ...
Texas Priest Accused of Groping Woman During Last Rites

Texas Priest Accused of Groping Woman During Last Rites

Associated Press, Staff
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A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge after he was accused of groping a woman in home hospice care while giving her last rites. The ...
395 Illinois Priests, Church Staff Accused of Sex Misconduct in New Report

395 Illinois Priests, Church Staff Accused of Sex Misconduct in New Report

CLTV, Staff
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Attorneys claim list of accused Illinois clerics released by Catholic Church is incomplete by about 200 names  Advocates for clergy abuse victims say their list of 395 priests or ...
Pelosi Has Now Voted 19 Times Against Protecting Born-Alive Babies

Pelosi Has Now Voted 19 Times Against Protecting Born-Alive Babies

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Nineteen times House Democrats have blocked a vote on a bill that would protect babies who survive an abortion. “It is a shocking reality that the majority party in the people’s ...
A Crisis of Infidelity

A Crisis of Infidelity

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At the heart of the recent Catholic scandals is infidelity—literally the lack of faith. There are priests, including bishops and even cardinals, who do not believe in God, or whose ...
Cardinal Sarah: Church Has Become 'Den of Darkness' Because Bishops Avoid Truth and Clarity

Cardinal Sarah: Church Has Become ‘Den of Darkness’ Because Bishops Avoid Truth and Clarity

Gloria TV, Staff
From Gloria TV The Church is living a “mystery of treason,” a “mystery of Judas”, Curia Cardinal Robert Sarah writes in his new book “Le soir approche et déjà le jour ...
Diocese of Jackson Mississippi Releases 37 Names of Clergy Credibly Accused of Abuse

Diocese of Jackson Mississippi Releases 37 Names of Clergy Credibly Accused of Abuse

WAPT, Staff
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The Catholic Diocese of Jackson has released names of 37 clergy members it said have been credibly accused of sexual abuse. The list was published Tuesday on the Diocese website. Church officials ...
Are German Bishops Fomenting a New Revolution in the Church?

Are German Bishops Fomenting a New Revolution in the Church?

Gloria TV, Staff
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Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the president of the German Bishops’ Conference, has called celibacy and Catholic sexual morals a – quote “encumbrance we have to get rid of” because they ...
Rapid City Diocese: 21 Priests Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse

Rapid City Diocese: 21 Priests Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse

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The Rapid City Diocese has published a list of 21 priests credibly accused of sexual abuse while serving in schools, churches, hospitals and on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations ...
Archdiocese of Milwaukee Removes Names of Two Bishops From Buildings

Archdiocese of Milwaukee Removes Names of Two Bishops From Buildings

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The names of Archbishops Willam Cousins and Rembert Weakland removed from buildings The Archdiocese of Milwaukee announced Tuesday that it will remove from archdiocesan buildings the names of two former ...
Despite Serious Allegations, Archbishop Francis Chullikatt Remains an Apostolic Nuncio

Despite Serious Allegations, Archbishop Francis Chullikatt Remains an Apostolic Nuncio

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An archbishop who served as the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations is accused of financial and professional misconduct, including the use of Vatican staff and influence to ...
West Virginia Attorney General Sues Diocese and Former Bishop Over Sex Abuse

West Virginia Attorney General Sues Diocese and Former Bishop Over Sex Abuse

Catholic Herald, Staff
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The move could set a new precedent in dealing with abuse allegations The Attorney General of West Virginia is suing the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and former bishop Michael Bransfield, claiming ...
Pope Francis Refuses to Accept Resignation of Cardinal Convicted of Sex Abuse Cover-Up

Pope Francis Refuses to Accept Resignation of Cardinal Convicted of Sex Abuse Cover-Up

Catholic Herald, Staff
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The cardinal travelled to Rome to present his resignation to the Pope personally Pope Francis has not accepted the resignation of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin as Archbishop of Lyon. The cardinal ...
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