Tag: clergy sex abuse
French prosecutors drop ‘sexual assault’ probe into cardinal
Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens said "The case was closed due to the statute of limitations"
Jesuits expand sanctions against priest after new abuse claims
Father Marko Rupnik, 68, had already been banned from giving confession and is now prohibited from any public artistic exercise
Child sex abuse in the Catholic Church
From Australia to Ireland via the United States, thousands of priests, bishops and cardinals have been caught up in abuse scandals
Cardinal Pell’s funeral sparks protests in Sydney
Pell continues to divide opinion — supporters dubbed him a "saint for our times,” while critics accuse him of protecting pedophile priests
Australian Church mourns Cardinal Pell despite protests
Cardinal Pell, who rose from humble beginnings in regional Australia, died in Rome in January aged 81
Prosecutors and children win convictions of sex abusers
The successful cooperation between Preda and the Department of Justice prosecutors leads to successful convictions
Crimes against children on the Internet
Priests and bishops like everyone else can be sinners and must be held responsible like everyone else for crimes against children
A case of clerical child rape
Church law says every act of sexual abuse against a child is not only a heinous crime in civil law but is a violation of Church law
Mysore diocese in India gets apostolic administrator after Vatican removes bishop
At least 37 priests of the diocese earlier accused their bishop of misappropriation of funds and violation of the vow of celibacy
Prominent Jesuit priest’s ministry restricted following reports of abuse allegations
The Jesuits has barred the priest from hearing confessions or conducting spiritual direction