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‘The church we so believed in abandoned us,’ mom of assault victim says at sentencing of Allentown Diocese priest

Transferring Priests Molest Children Title: ‘The church we so believed in abandoned us,’ mom of assault victim says at sentencing of Allentown Diocese priest Author:  Laurie Mason Schroeder and Daniel Patrick Sheehan Publisher: The Morning Call Date: 24FEB2020 After the father of a 17-year-old Allentown Central Catholic High School student who was groped by an

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Where things stand a year after pope’s historic sexual abuse summit

Abuse Summit Wikipedia Page Title: Where things stand a year after pope’s historic sexual abuse summit Author: John L. Allen Jr. Publisher: Crux Now via Angelus News Date: 24FEB2020 ROME — Last weekend marked the one-year anniversary of arguably the most important single moment to date in the Catholic Church’s efforts to come to grips

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Cardinal Gracias: Church must ‘shed prejudice’ against women’s leadership

Shed Prejudice Women’s Leadership Title: Cardinal Gracias: Church must ‘shed prejudice’ against women’s leadership Author: Joshua J. McElwee Publisher: National Catholic Reporter Date: 24FEB2020 VATICAN CITY — One of the six members of Pope Francis’ advisory Council of Cardinals has acknowledged a bias among the members of the Catholic Church’s all-male hierarchy against giving women

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Clergy Abuse Survivors Mark Summit Anniversary With Protest at Vatican

Abuse Survivors Protest Vatican Title: Clergy Abuse Survivors Mark Summit Anniversary With Protest at Vatican Author: Edward Pentin Publisher: National Catholic Register Date: 24FEB2020 According to the victims, there has been insufficient progress in making meaningful changes since the 2019 summit. VATICAN CITY — A group of clerical abuse survivors gathered in Rome on Feb.

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