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Cardinal Marx offers Pope Francis his resignation, citing ‘responsibility for the catastrophe of sexual abuse’

Cardinal Reinhard Marx Resignation Title: Cardinal Marx offers Pope Francis his resignation, citing ‘responsibility for the catastrophe of sexual abuse’ Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Media/America Magazine Date: 04JUN2021 In a decision that has sent shock waves through the German Catholic Church, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, 67, the archbishop of Munich and Freising, revealed that on

June 5, 2021 No Comments

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Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

Mary Untier Of Knots Title: Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: Associated Press Date: 01JUN2021 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office

June 1, 2021 No Comments

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Discovery of mass grave of Indigenous children prompts grief and questions in Canada

Kamloops Indian Residential School Title: Discovery of mass grave of Indigenous children prompts grief and questions in Canada Author: Antonia Noori Farzan Publisher: The Washington Post Date: 30MAY2021 The discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school in British Columbia prompted an outpouring of grief as

May 30, 2021 No Comments

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Advocate For Clergy Abuse Victims Calls For Release Of Files On Ex-Priest Accused Of Murder

Release Richard Lavigne Files Title: Advocate For Clergy Abuse Victims Calls For Release Of Files On Ex-Priest Accused Of Murder Author: Paul Tuthill Publisher: WAMC Radio Date: 25MAY2021 One day after a prosecutor in western Massachusetts publicly accused a recently deceased former priest of murdering an altar boy a half-century ago, there was a

May 26, 2021 No Comments

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Former Springfield priest killed 13-year-old boy in 1972: Hampden District Attorney

Lavigne Murdered Danny Croteau Title: Former Springfield priest killed 13-year-old boy in 1972: Hampden District Attorney Author: Rick Sobey Publisher: Boston Herald Date: 24MAY2021 Former priest Richard Lavigne died last week. He murdered a 13-year-old boy 49 years ago, according to the Hampden DA’s Office. (Courtesy photo Hampden DA’s Office) A former Springfield priest who

May 25, 2021 No Comments

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DA: ‘Significant development’ in 1972 slaying of altar boy Danny Croteau to close case

Altar Boy Danny Croteau Title: DA: ‘Significant development’ in 1972 slaying of altar boy Danny Croteau to close case Author: Ray Kelly Publisher: MassLive News Date: 24MAY2021 SPRINGFIELD — Forty-nine years after 13-year-old altar boy Danny Croteau was left for dead on the banks of the Chicopee River, investigators appear ready to close the book

May 24, 2021 No Comments

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‘A ticking time bomb’: Timor-Leste begins to reckon with alleged Catholic church sex abuse

A ticking time bomb Title: ‘A ticking time bomb’: Timor-Leste begins to reckon with alleged Catholic church sex abuse Authors: Zevonia Vieira & Tjitske Lingsma Publisher: The Guardian Date: 22MAY2021 The trial of defrocked priest Richard Daschbach, charged with sexual abuse of 14 girls, is dividing the small, deeply Catholic country. Lita grew up in

May 23, 2021 No Comments

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Montreal shepherd says anti-abuse protocols based on simple idea: ‘It needs to stop’

It Needs To Stop Title: Montreal shepherd says anti-abuse protocols based on simple idea: ‘It needs to stop’ Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 21MAY2021 ROME – Earlier this month, the Archdiocese of Montreal unveiled a new set of protocols implemented as the result of an independent investigation into a local abuse case which

May 21, 2021 No Comments

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FFRF calls on AG Garland to investigate Catholic abuse and cover-up

Freedom From Religion Foundation Title: FFRF calls on AG Garland to investigate Catholic abuse and cover-up Author: Unstated Publisher: Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) Date: 20MAY2021 The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the U.S. Justice Department to initiate a nationwide investigation into the Roman Catholic clergy’s serial sexual abuse and cover-up. “The Church’s claim

May 21, 2021 No Comments

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Pope’s man in Mexico says clergy, bishops covered up child abuse

Mexico Catholic Cover Up Title: Pope’s man in Mexico says clergy, bishops covered up child abuse Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 20MAY2021 ROME – Members of the Mexican clergy, including bishops, “covered up” child sexual abuse for years, according to Pope Francis’s envoy in the world’s second most populous Catholic country, who called

May 21, 2021 No Comments

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Cardinal Marx offers Pope Francis his resignation, citing ‘responsibility for the catastrophe of sexual abuse’

Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

Discovery of mass grave of Indigenous children prompts grief and questions in Canada

Advocate For Clergy Abuse Victims Calls For Release Of Files On Ex-Priest Accused Of Murder

Former Springfield priest killed 13-year-old boy in 1972: Hampden District Attorney

DA: ‘Significant development’ in 1972 slaying of altar boy Danny Croteau to close case

‘A ticking time bomb’: Timor-Leste begins to reckon with alleged Catholic church sex abuse

Montreal shepherd says anti-abuse protocols based on simple idea: ‘It needs to stop’

FFRF calls on AG Garland to investigate Catholic abuse and cover-up

Pope’s man in Mexico says clergy, bishops covered up child abuse

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