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SNAP’s clergy abuse victims mark 25 years and eye new targets
By David Gibson
July 29, 2014
(RNS) When victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests first organized into a small band of volunteer activists in the late 1980s, reports of clergy molesting children were still new and relatively few. Most were minimized as anomalies or dismissed altogether — much the way the victims were.
Fulton’s First Presbyterian named in lawsuit
July 24, 2014
A local church has been named one of the defendants in a lawsuit that also includes Jack Wayne Rogers, accusing Rogers of sexually assaulting the plaintiff when he was a child in 2000.
Wake-up call for Catholic hierarchs
By Mark Silk
July 21, 2014
Jennifer Haselberger’s affidavit ought to be sounding alarms throughout the length and breadth of the Roman Catholic hierarchy. What the former chancellor of the archdiocese of St. Paul and Minnesota has done is to call into question the efficacy of the procedures the American church has put into place to assure the faithful and society at large that it is successfully dealing with the sexual abuse of minors by priests.
Pope Francis raises eyebrows by saying pedophile priests include ‘bishops and cardinals’
By Josephine Mckenna
July 17, 2014
VATICAN CITY
Pope Francis has provoked a debate within the Roman Catholic Church after being quoted as saying that one in 50 Catholic clerics is a pedophile.
Holding Church Shepherds Accountable
By the New York Times Editorial Board
July 17, 2014
When Pope Francis met earlier this month with victims of rape and sexual abuse by priests, he vowed to hold bishops accountable for covering up the scandal instead of confronting it.
Calls for Resignation Mount for Minnesota Archbishop in Scandals
Just two years ago, the Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis was making headlines as a leader in the battle against same-sex marriage. But for the last year and a half, the archbishop, John C. Nienstedt, has been battling to hold onto his post in the face of a series of scandals, which further deepened on Tuesday with the filing of an explosive affidavit by the former chancellor of the archdiocese.
Watchdog group alleges Pope Francis covered up sex abuse
By Eric Morales
July 7, 2014
Buenos Aires - Pope Francis is accused of looking the other way when sex abuse occurred while he was still the Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
Sex-Abuse Victims to Pope: Stop Begging for Forgiveness and Just Stop the Abuse
By Barbie Latza Nadeau
July 7, 2014
Francis met with rape victims Monday and begged for their forgiveness. The head of the world’s largest survivor network has 15 better ways for him to act.
Victims of Catholic Church sex scandal gather to show their resolve
By Shannon O'Brien
July 2, 2014
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The victims of Catholic Church sex scandals gathered Wednesday in front of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph offices to let Bishop Robert Finn know that they will not stop in their quest to keep children safe from sexual abuse by clergy.
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