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US Catholic bishops: clergy sex abuse claims tripled in 2019

USCCB Abuse Claims 2019 Title: US Catholic bishops: clergy sex abuse claims tripled in 2019 Author: David Crary  AP National Writer Publisher: ABC News AP Date: 25JUN2020 NEW YORK — U.S. Roman Catholic bishops said Thursday that the church tallied 4,434 sex abuse allegations against clergy in the 2018-19 audit year, triple the number seen the

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Child abuse bill advances

Hawaii Confession Mandatory Reporting Title: Child abuse bill advances Author: John Burnett Publisher: Hawaii Tribune-Herald Date: 25JUN2020 The state Senate Committee on Human Services on Tuesday recommended passage, with amendments, of a House measure that would require the clergy, commercial film and print image processors, and commercial computer technicians to report suspected child abuse and neglect.

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Secularist group in Spain urges anti-Catholic language be added to child protection law

Spain Child Protection Law Title: Secularist group in Spain urges anti-Catholic language be added to child protection law Author: Inés San Martín Publisher: Crux Date: 24JUN2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – A Spanish association that advocates for a secular Europe is calling for proposed legislation on the protection of children to specifically target the Catholic Church, claiming that it

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Marianists release names of members they say abused children

Marianist List Child Abusers Title: Marianists release names of members they say abused children Authors: Jim Salter and Margaret Stafford Publisher: The Republic Date: 24JUN2020 ST. LOUIS — The Marianists religious order on Wednesday released the names of 46 living and dead religious leaders who they claim sexually abused minors, the latest of several Catholic organizations

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Canon Law commentary provides answers regarding child abuse by Catholic clergy

Canon Law Child Abuse Title: Canon Law commentary provides answers regarding child abuse by Catholic clergy Author: Alexandra Ilitch Sharing answers from “Canon Law: Letter and Spirit : a Practical Guide to the Code of Canon Law” by Geoffrey Chapman 1995. Publisher: Veracity Date: 19JUN2020 For more information visit: https://veracitynews.online/canon-law-commentary-provides-answers-regarding-child-abuse-by-catholic-clergy/

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George Pell

The last word on George Pell

Last Word Pell Knew Title: The last word on George Pell Author: Anne Manne Publisher: The Monthly Date: Jun2020 The royal commission’s damning verdict on what Pell knew about child sexual abuse in the Church What did Cardinal George Pell know about child sexual abuse perpetrated by Catholic clergy, when did he know it, and

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Child Sexual Abuse

Reporting abuse — the church’s blind spot

Reporting Abuse Church Blindspot Title: Reporting abuse — the church’s blind spot Authors: Gregory Love & Kimberlee Norris Publisher: Church Executive website Date: 28MAY2020 When in doubt, REPORT.  If every allegation of child sexual abuse was simply reported by church leaders to appropriate authorities, the resulting positive impact would be immeasurable. Survivors of abuse would

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A year later: An Evangelical commentary on the abuse summit in the Vatican

Thomas Schirrmacher Abuse Summit Title: A year later: An Evangelical commentary on the abuse summit in the Vatican Author: Thomas Schirrmacher Publisher: Thomas Schirrmacher website Date: 26MAY2020 I had not been a pastor for a year when the children of someone in charge of our denomination told me they were regularly abused. Inexperienced as I

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Polish clerical child abuse documentary casts shadow on John Paul II centenary

Hide Seek Pope Shadow Title: Polish clerical child abuse documentary casts shadow on John Paul II centenary Author: Agence France-Presse Publisher: The Guardian Date: 16MAY2020 Polish archbishop calls for Vatican to ‘launch proceedings’ after release of child abuse documentary Hide and Seek. A Polish documentary on child abuse by Catholic clerics has put a damper

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Revelation

ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson on making Revelation and coming face to face with two of the Catholic church’s worst serial paedophiles

Revelation Sarah Ferguson ABC Title: ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson on making Revelation and coming face to face with two of the Catholic church’s worst serial paedophiles Author: Natasha Johnson Publisher: ABC Date: 01MAR2020 YOUTUBE: Revelation is a ground-breaking documentary featuring interviews with a convicted paedophile priest and religious brother, survivors of clergy abuse and senior figures

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