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Pope Leo Takes First Action To Address Abuse By Catholic Clergy
Pope Leo appointed a French archbishop as the new leader of the Vatican's commission on clergy sexual abuse, in the US pontiff's first public move to confront an issue that has damaged the global Church's credibility.
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Church Of England Bishop Of Indian Origin Accused Of Sexual Assault, Groping
One woman accused the Rt Rev Dr John Perumbalath of kissing her without consent and groping her and another woman accused him of sexual harassment.
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"Zero Tolerance": Pope Francis On Sexual Assault By Members Of The Clergy
The Catholic Church must show "zero tolerance" to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis said in excerpts of an interview with a Portuguese television channel broadcast Sunday.
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Pope Expresses "Shame" After Damning Church Sex Abuse Report
Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his "shame" at the sexual abuse of children by French Catholic clergy, laid bare in a devastating report this week.
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Amid Global Crisis, Sex Abuse Claims Rock Dutch Catholic Church
More than half of the Netherlands' senior clerics were involved in covering up sexual assault of children between 1945 and 2010, a press report claimed Saturday, further engulfing the Catholic Church in a global abuse scandal.
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Pope Francis Says 'At Peace' Confronting Vatican Corruption, Sex Abuse
Pope Francis says he is at peace with himself and not taking "tranquilising pills" while dealing with corruption in the Vatican and clergy sexual abuse.
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Church 'Mucked Up' With Paedophile Priests: Vatican Finance Chief
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell admitted today the Catholic Church "mucked up" in dealing with paedophile priests and vowed he would not "defend the indefensible" before an Australian inquiry.
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'Never Try to Cover Up Child Abuse': Pope Francis Tells Clergy
Pope Francis has sent Catholic clergy a powerful reminder of their duty to stamp out sexual abuse of children by priests, warning that they must never let a fear of scandal lead to cover-ups.
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Vatican Gives Thumbs up for Exorcist Association
Exorcists now have a legal weapon at their disposal.
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Pope to Meet Sex Abuse Victims at Vatican
Pope Francis announced on Monday he would meet soon with a group of sex abuse victims at the Vatican and declared "zero tolerance" for any member of the clergy who would violate a child.
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German priest admits 280 counts of child abuse
A Roman Catholic priest in Germany has admitted to 280 counts of sexually abusing three boys over a several-year period. The 46-year-old priest, who has been suspended, went on trial on Thursday at the state court in Braunschweig.
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Austria: Priest Prohibited sign reignites pedophile clergy controversy
The signs depict a priest wearing a long cassock chasing a boy and a girl, framed by a bright red warning circle.They're dotted along a southern Austrian wilderness path that cuts through a swath of forest owned by Sepp Rothwangl, and warn priests against entering his land in the company of kids. It's the wilderness camp owner's way of dealing with...
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Pope Leo Takes First Action To Address Abuse By Catholic Clergy
Pope Leo appointed a French archbishop as the new leader of the Vatican's commission on clergy sexual abuse, in the US pontiff's first public move to confront an issue that has damaged the global Church's credibility.
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Church Of England Bishop Of Indian Origin Accused Of Sexual Assault, Groping
One woman accused the Rt Rev Dr John Perumbalath of kissing her without consent and groping her and another woman accused him of sexual harassment.
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"Zero Tolerance": Pope Francis On Sexual Assault By Members Of The Clergy
The Catholic Church must show "zero tolerance" to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis said in excerpts of an interview with a Portuguese television channel broadcast Sunday.
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Pope Expresses "Shame" After Damning Church Sex Abuse Report
Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his "shame" at the sexual abuse of children by French Catholic clergy, laid bare in a devastating report this week.
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Amid Global Crisis, Sex Abuse Claims Rock Dutch Catholic Church
More than half of the Netherlands' senior clerics were involved in covering up sexual assault of children between 1945 and 2010, a press report claimed Saturday, further engulfing the Catholic Church in a global abuse scandal.
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Pope Francis Says 'At Peace' Confronting Vatican Corruption, Sex Abuse
Pope Francis says he is at peace with himself and not taking "tranquilising pills" while dealing with corruption in the Vatican and clergy sexual abuse.
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Church 'Mucked Up' With Paedophile Priests: Vatican Finance Chief
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell admitted today the Catholic Church "mucked up" in dealing with paedophile priests and vowed he would not "defend the indefensible" before an Australian inquiry.
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'Never Try to Cover Up Child Abuse': Pope Francis Tells Clergy
Pope Francis has sent Catholic clergy a powerful reminder of their duty to stamp out sexual abuse of children by priests, warning that they must never let a fear of scandal lead to cover-ups.
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Vatican Gives Thumbs up for Exorcist Association
Exorcists now have a legal weapon at their disposal.
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Pope to Meet Sex Abuse Victims at Vatican
Pope Francis announced on Monday he would meet soon with a group of sex abuse victims at the Vatican and declared "zero tolerance" for any member of the clergy who would violate a child.
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German priest admits 280 counts of child abuse
A Roman Catholic priest in Germany has admitted to 280 counts of sexually abusing three boys over a several-year period. The 46-year-old priest, who has been suspended, went on trial on Thursday at the state court in Braunschweig.
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Austria: Priest Prohibited sign reignites pedophile clergy controversy
The signs depict a priest wearing a long cassock chasing a boy and a girl, framed by a bright red warning circle.They're dotted along a southern Austrian wilderness path that cuts through a swath of forest owned by Sepp Rothwangl, and warn priests against entering his land in the company of kids. It's the wilderness camp owner's way of dealing with...
