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Seattle archbishop is stonewalling push for more transparency of church sex-abuse cases, group contends

Archbishop Paul Etienne Stonewalling Title: Seattle archbishop is stonewalling push for more transparency of church sex-abuse cases, group contends Author: Lewis Kamb Publisher: Seattle Times Date: 02JAN2021 Their ranks include ex-federal prosecutors, a retired judge, a one-time assistant police chief, even a former priest. But a group of prominent Catholics say they still can’t get

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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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‘They are mistaken’: AG backs sex-abuse law challenged by Diocese of Providence

Attorney General supports legislation Title: ‘They are mistaken’: AG backs sex-abuse law challenged by Diocese of Providence Author: Brian Amaral Publisher: Providence Journal Date: 05JUN2020 Three alleged priest abuse victims and the state attorney general this week defended the legality of the new deadline to sue over child molestation after the Diocese of Providence argued a

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NCR first exposed Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal 40 years ago this month

NCR exposed Catholic Church Title: NCR first exposed Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal 40 years ago this month Author: Ryan Di Corpo Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 19JUN2025 Forty years ago this month, readers of the National Catholic Reporter first learned through a series of three articles about a dark secret in the Catholic

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Pontifical Secret The Biggest wart of all
Opinion

A Pending Element of Tackling The Abuse Crisis: Transparency

Transparency Twin Sibling of Silence Title: A Pending Element of Tackling The Abuse Crisis: Transparency Author: Paulina Guzik Publisher: OSVNews Date: 15JUN2025 (OSV News) — While much was done during Pope Francis’ pontificate to tackle the global abuse crisis — a crisis moving at differing speeds in the church, depending on the country — one significant

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Pontifical Secret The Biggest wart of all
Opinion

How will Pope Leo tackle the sex abuse crisis?

Title: How will Pope Leo tackle the sex abuse crisis? Author: Colleen Dulle Publisher: America Magazine (America Media) Date: 12JUN2025 A month into Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, images of artwork created by the disgraced priest Marko Rupnik began disappearing from the Vatican News website—a departure from the Vatican’s earlier stated policy of keeping the artwork

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Child abuse survivors pay tribute to Victorian detective Denis Ryan

Hero Denis Ryan Dies Title: Child abuse survivors pay tribute to Victorian detective Denis Ryan Author: Tyrone Dalton Publisher: ABC News Date: 03JUN2025 In short: Former Victoria Police detective Denis Ryan has died in Mildura, aged 93. Mr Ryan was driven from the police force in 1972 after his superiors stopped him from charging paedophile

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Pope Leo XIV

Clergy molestation survivors concerned and insulted by election of Pope Leo XIV

Title: Clergy molestation survivors concerned and insulted by election of Pope Leo XIV Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas Publisher: The Guardian Date: 10MAY2025 Groups supporting clergy-molestation survivors say they are gravely concerned and insulted by the election of Pope Leo XIV after he overcame questions about his handling of clerical sexual abuse cases earlier in his

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‘Shame on them’: anger and dismay from survivors over Saints clergy-abuse emails

New Orleans Clergy Abuse Title: ‘Shame on them’: anger and dismay from survivors over Saints clergy-abuse emails Authors: Ramon Antonio Vargas & David Hammer Publisher: The Guardian Date: 04FEB2025 Survivors of Catholic clergy abuse and their supporters expressed disgust, pain and disbelief after the Guardian and WWL Louisiana’s investigation on Monday into hundreds of emails

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