Catholics who leave Church over scandals risk ‘existential nothingness’ for all eternity: Dubia cardinal
'I cannot do anything but remain in the Church, as a branch on the vine,' said Cardinal Brandmüller.
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Articles tagged Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal
Pope blames church’s sex abuse crisis on ‘clericalism’ in closing remarks at Vatican summit
'It is difficult to grasp the phenomenon of the sexual abuse of minors without considering power,' he said.
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D.C. Catholics rally to demand ‘orthodox’ shepherd replace Cdl. Wuerl
Demonstrators ask for a “worthy shepherd” to be installed as the next Archbishop of Washington and to be allowed to play a role in that selection process.
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Pro-family org. demands cardinal who covered-up sex abuse withdraw from conference
Cardinal Roger Mahony is set to speak at the L.A. religious ed conference next month.
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Catholic whistleblower criticizes Vatican abuse summit for only addressing minor abuse
'This meeting must address the abuse of any of God's children regardless of their age.'
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Top Swiss bishop approves convicted child abuser as parish pastor
The priest, a professional masseur, had multiple convictions involving abusing minors.
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Ex-cardinal McCarrick could be defrocked soon, Vatican sources tell Reuters
One of the sources said McCarrick's laicization would be the most prominent in modern times.
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Cdl. Wuerl now claims he ‘forgot’ about knowing about McCarrick sex abuse
Wuerl apologized for his 'lapse of memory.'
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Cdl. Burke: Pope Francis’ response to abuse crisis is ‘more confusing than anything’
Cardinal Burke said that Pope Benedict was 'very clear' on the matter of abuse.
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Cdl. Wuerl asks for ‘understanding’ after evidence shows he lied about McCarrick
The letter comes after news last week that Wuerl was deceitful about his knowledge of sex abuse allegations against McCarrick.
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