Smiling faces? Vatican releases photos of Pope meeting US bishops over abuse crisis
The photo of smiling faces, unfortunately, lends itself to the interpretation that top leaders in the Church do not take the abuse crisis seriously.
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Articles tagged Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal
Michigan bishop: If Pope covered-up sex abuse, we need to act to ‘fix these failures’
'Only a thorough investigation will determine whether the claims made by the Archbishop (Viganò) are true.'
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US bishop: Viganò’s allegations against Pope must be shown either ‘true or false’
'Those who have committed crimes of abuse and those who facilitated such crimes must be held accountable,' Bishop Hying stated.
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Anyone who blames abuse crisis on ‘clericalism’ is part of the abuse crisis cover-up: Psychiatrist
'Clericalism' can never result in a psychological need in a priest for a sexual encounter with another male, especially an adolescent.
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Pope summons presidents of world’s bishops conferences to discuss abuse crisis
The theme of the meeting is 'protection of minors.'
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Leaked sex abuse report rocks German church, 3,677 victims
The report shows that many abusing priests were simply transferred to other parishes and that only one-third of them were ever investigated by the Church.
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U.S. bishop speaks out on crisis: ‘even Pope Francis’ reputation has been sullied’
Bishop Emeritus Edward Slattery of Tulsa called for a 'thorough and complete investigation' into Archbishop Vigano's allegations.
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Pope Francis: Satan tries to ‘uncover’ bishops’ sin to ‘scandalize the people’
Reaction was swift: 'Is he actually saying that if people criticise bishops and reveal their sins it is the work of the devil?'
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Kentucky attorney general seeks permission to investigate state dioceses for sex abuse
Kentucky is the latest state to look into potential cover-ups of abuse.
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Pope Benedict’s top aide broaches abuse crisis, quotes cardinal’s apocalyptic critique of Francis
Archbishop Gänswein quoted from a talk by Cardinal Eijk who questioned if Pope Francis was part of the Church’s ‘final trial.’
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