Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Title: Defrocked Cardinal McCarrick named in sex abuse lawsuit Author: David Porter Publisher: Associated Press Date: 23NOV2021 Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is facing another sexual abuse lawsuit, from a man who claims McCarrick abused him in the 1980s in New Jersey. In the lawsuit filed in state court and announced Tuesday,
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
Kaul Catholic Abuse Probe Title: Kaul launches clergy sexual abuse probe Author: Todd Richmond Publisher: Associated Press Date: 27APR2021 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice has launched a sweeping investigation of sexual assault in Catholic churches and orders across Wisconsin, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday. Kaul, a Democrat, said during a
East Timor Richard Daschbach Title: Defrocked US priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse Authors: Margie Mason & Robin McDowell Contributor: Raimundos Oki Publisher: Associated Press Date: 08APR2021 It was the same every night. A list of names was posted on the Rev. Richard Daschbach’s bedroom door. The child at the top of the roster
Germany’s Cologne Archdiocese Report Title: German archbishop offers to resign after abuse criticism Authors: Kirsten Grieshaber, Daniel Niemann Geir Moulson in Berlin and Nicole Winfield in Rome contributed to this report. Publisher: Associated Press Date: 18MAR2021 COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — A report commissioned by Germany’s Cologne archdiocese on church officials’ handling of past cases of sexual
Scandalous Image of Church Title: Top German bishop laments ‘scandalous’ image of church Author: Associated Press Pool Publisher: Associated Press Date: 25FEB2021 BERLIN (AP) — The head of the German Bishops’ Conference said Thursday that the country’s Roman Catholic church is suffering from a “scandalous image” amid mounting anger over the Cologne archbishop’s handling of
Catholic Bishops’ Practices Exposed Title: AP Article Exposes Catholic Bishops’ Deceitful and Devious Practices Authors: Trusha Goffe and Jeff Anderson Publisher: Jeff Anderson & Associates Date: 04FEB2021 Statement of Attorney Jeff Anderson (New York, NY) – In an article released earlier today by the Associated Press, journalists Michael Rezendes and Reese Dunklin have once again pulled
Clergy Sex Abuse Law Title: California bishops fighting 2019 clergy sex abuse law Author: Robert Jablon Publisher: ABCNews via Associated Press Date: 28JAN2021 LOS ANGELES — Most California Roman Catholic bishops are asking a judge to throw out a 2019 law that allowed accusers of clergy sexual abuse to sue even if they were molested decades
Vatican Clears Joseph Hart Title: Vatican clears retired US bishop of multiple abuse claims Author: Nicole Winfield & Colleen Slevin Publisher: The Associated Press Date: 26Jan2021 ROME (AP) — The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, rejecting lay experts’ determination that a half-dozen claims were
Jesuits Sex Abuse Spain Title: In a first for Spain, Jesuits admit to decades of sex abuse Author: Aritz Parra and Nicole Winfield Publisher: Associated Press (AP) Date: 23JAN2021 MADRID (AP) — The first comprehensive internal inquiry on sex abuse allegations by a religious order in Spain has identified 81 children and 37 adult victims