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Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese releases abuse files
Files recently released by the Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese show that 29 clergy accused of sexual abuse served assignments at local parishes, where some of the alleged child molestation took place. Of the 29 men who were named, eight were...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Psychiatry, Roger M. Mahony, Religion and Belief
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In Theory: Is celibacy the 'core issue' of scandal?
The Vatican has reaffirmed that the cause of sexual abuse by priests in the Catholic Church has nothing to do with celibacy. Others see celibacy (and according to one cardinal, homosexuality) as a reason priests abuse in the first place. Do you believe...Tags: Malcolm Gladwell, Sexual Assault, Roman Catholicism, The Pope, Abusive Behavior
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WikiLeaks film shifts focus after Julian Assange won't share info
When director Alex Gibney began work on his documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," he thought he would be telling the story of a charismatic, silver-haired free speech advocate named Julian Assange, who had exposed dark corners of...
Tags: Human Interest, Movies, Arts and Culture, Cannes Film Festival, Computer Crime
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Police investigating sex abuse allegations at Anne Arundel Catholic school
Anne Arundel County police are investigating sexual abuse allegations by a former student at Monsignor Slade Catholic School in Glen Burnie, officials of the Archdiocese of Baltimore said Wednesday. In a letter posted on the archdiocese website and...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Students, Police Investigations, Sex Crimes
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Former priest at Schaumburg church sued for sexual abuse
A former parishioner at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Schaumburg sued an ex-Roman Catholic priest and the Archdiocese of Chicago in Cook County Circuit Court on Thursday, accusing the former church leader of sexual abuse. According to the complaint,...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Health and Medical Professionals, Schaumburg, Christianity, Sex Crimes
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Love to attend your wedding, but God said no
It's not surprising that the leading Roman Catholic churchman in Rhode Island is disappointed that the state has legalized same-sex marriage. But in reacting to what he called “this immoral and unnecessary proposition,” Bishop Thomas J....Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Family, Social Issues, Religion and Belief
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Uganda priest ostracized for publicizing sexual abuse
KAMPALA, Uganda — He is a celebrity across eastern and central Africa, a gospel music star known to many as the "Dancing Priest." But for years he also was a keeper of painful secrets — his own and many others'. In going public, Anthony...
Tags: BBC, Roman Catholicism, Africa, Separation of Church and State, Music
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Banned priest not monitored
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. — Five years after church officials ordered the Rev. Carroll Howlin to stop functioning as a missionary priest in this isolated mountain community, Joliet diocesan leaders received a letter from a suburban pastor that illuminated...Tags: Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Sexual Assault, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism
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Joliet Diocese did not detail priest's past, hospital says
The Joliet Diocese acknowledges church officials allowed a Roman Catholic priest to serve as a hospital chaplain even though the bishop declared him unfit for parish ministry because of "inappropriate behavior" with a boy years earlier. The Rev....
Tags: Prosecution, Punishment, Roman Catholicism, Sexual Misconduct, Hospitals and Clinics
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Pope wants church to 'act decisively' on abuse
ROME -- Pope Francis has called on the Roman Catholic Church to "act decisively" to end the sexual abuse of minors by priests, the Vatican said Friday. At a meeting with the head of the Vatican's doctrinal department, Archbishop Gerhard Mueller, Francis...
Tags: Flu, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Francis I, The Pope
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Pew finds Catholics hope next pope allows priests to marry
The Religion WorldAs the pontificate of Benedict XVI winds down, many American Catholics express a desire for change, according to a new survey report by the Pew Research Center. For example, most Catholics say it would be good if the next pope allows priests to marry. And... -
Chicagoans studying at Rome seminary inspired to bring history home
— Chris Kerzich of Bedford Park had moved to Washington to enter politics when former Pope Benedict XVI came to the nation's capital and inspired him to pursue public service of a different kind. The Rev. James Wallace of Winnetka heard the call...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Elections, Chicago White Sox, The Pope, Rome (Italy)
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