Donald Wuerl expressed ‘great confidence’ in abuser priest’s salvation at 2001 funeral mass
After knowing of allegations of abuse, Wuerl shuffled the priest between parishes before he was finally removed from ministry.
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Articles tagged Grand Jury Report
Virginia attorney general the latest to launch investigation into clergy sexual abuse
The commonwealth joins a growing list of states taking action in the wake of the Pennsylvania grand jury report.
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Cdl. Cupich on abuse crisis: We shouldn’t be ‘distracted’ by this, Church has ‘bigger agenda’
The Pope-Francis appointed Cardinal said that the 'bigger agenda' included helping the homeless and sick.
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CNN catches Cardinal Wuerl in lies over sexual abuse cover-up
As clips from Tapper’s video show, Wuerl defends his record in statements that flatly contradict the Pennsylvania grand jury report's findings.
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Thanks to plea deal, priest faces a year in jail for sexually assaulting teen boy
Father Robert DeLand pleaded no contest to seven charges, meaning the case will not go to trial.
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Archdiocese invites Missouri attorney general to investigate its sex abuse record
'The trust of the faithful has been violated. We must act on behalf of the victims of this abuse in order to bring to them the love, healing, and light of Christ,' Archbishop Robert Carlson said.
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Catholic Church’s failure to clean up homosexual problem undermines evangelization
'By allowing the perversion of church culture, the Catholic Church is losing its ability to speak to the rot in secular culture.'
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Diocese drops Cardinal Wuerl’s name from high school after sex abuse report
Over 7,500 people signed an online alumni petition demanding that Wuerl’s name be removed.
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Petition urging Cardinal Wuerl to step down reaches 5,000
'You failed in your duty as a shepherd.'
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Pennsylvania Attorney General: Cardinal Wuerl is ‘not telling the truth’
The Attorney General indicated that Cardinal Wuerl was perhaps digging a deeper hole for himself.
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