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Opinion

Report: Catholic clergy’s unquestioned — and uneducated — power spurs abuse

Catholic Clericalism Powers Abuse Title: Report: Catholic clergy’s unquestioned — and uneducated — power spurs abuse Author: Alejandra Molina Publisher: Religion News Service Date:  15AUG2022 The report, ‘Beyond Bad Apples,’ looks at systemic causes behind the clergy sex abuse scandal of past decades. (RNS) — A new report based on interviews with some 300 Catholic

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August 16, 2022 No Comments
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News

FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans

FBI Clergy Abuse New Orleans Title: FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans Author: Jim Mustian Publisher: Associated Press Date: 29JUN2022 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into

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June 30, 2022 No Comments
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Plaque memorializing priest accused of abuse has been covered over, photograph shows

Costa Plaque Covered Over Title: Plaque memorializing priest accused of abuse has been covered over, photograph shows Author: Bart Jones Publisher: Newsday Date: 11MAY2021 A plaque honoring a former pastor at a Roman Catholic church in Brookville has been covered over, a parishioner’s photograph shows, after reports that the priest had credible accusations against him

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May 12, 2021 No Comments
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Clergy sex abuse survivors and whistleblower priests join together for healing and worship

Whistleblower Priests Clergy Abuse Title: Clergy sex abuse survivors and whistleblower priests join together for healing and worship Author: Kimberly Curth Publisher: Fox8Live.com Date: 24FEB2021 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Survivors and whistleblower priests are joining together in an unconventional way. They’ve found common ground in their personal experiences speaking out about clergy sexual abuse while

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February 26, 2021 No Comments
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Judge green lights lawsuits against Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Santa Fe Archdiocese Lawsuits Title: Judge green lights lawsuits against Archdiocese of Santa Fe Author: Colleen Heild Publisher: Albuquerque Journal Date: 06FEB2021 A federal bankruptcy judge shot down a request by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and its parishes to derail three lawsuits claiming church officials are shielding millions of dollars in assets to limit

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February 7, 2021 No Comments
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News

California bishops fighting 2019 clergy sex abuse law

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

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January 29, 2021 No Comments
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Historic victory for clergy sex abuse victims

Rod MacLeod Basilian Victory Title: Historic victory for clergy sex abuse victims Presenter: Adrian Ghobrial Publisher: City News Date: 17OCT2020 A historic order of Catholic priests fights a sexual assault verdict all the way to Canada’s highest court, only to lose. Adrian Ghobrial with the legal victory for Canadian survivors of child sexual abuse. To

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October 18, 2020 No Comments
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Opinion

Painful clergy sex-abuse reminders

Champion Attorney Mitchell Garabedian Title: Painful clergy sex-abuse reminders Author: Cliff Clark and Editorial Publisher: The Lowell Sun Date: 18SEP2020 Nearly two decades after the disclosure of widespread sexual abuse by priests in the Archdiocese of Boston that exposed a long history of that reprehensible behavior, victims of those unspeakable acts are still receiving some

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September 19, 2020 No Comments
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A.W. Richard Sipe, a Leading Expert on Clergy Sex Abuse, Dies at 85

Sipe Clergy Sex Abuse Title: A.W. Richard Sipe, a Leading Expert on Clergy Sex Abuse, Dies at 85 Author: Sharon Otterman Publisher: The New York Times Date: 09AUG2018 A. W. Richard Sipe, a researcher, psychotherapist and former priest who spent his life studying the roots of sex abuse within the Roman Catholic Church, becoming one

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September 2, 2020 No Comments