Pope Francis has defrocked the Chilean priest at the center of the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his “supreme” authority to stiffen a sentence originally handed down by a Vatican court in 2011.
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Pope’s role in study of Argentine sex abuse case under scrutiny
Pope Francis’ role in Argentina’s most famous case of priestly sex abuse is coming under renewed scrutiny as he faces the greatest crisis of his papacy over the Catholic Church’s troubled legacy of cover-up and allegations he himself sided with the accused.
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of West Virginia bishop accused of sexually harassing adults
Bransfield had been implicated in 2012 in an infamous Philadelphia priestly sex abuse case.
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Italian journalist says he helped pen bombshell allegation against Pope Francis
Tosatti said he told Vigano: “I think that if you want to say something, now is the moment.”
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Pope’s alleged cover-up pivots on if and when sanctions were imposed on McCarrick
Cardinal Wuerl “categorically denied” ever being informed that his predecessor had been sanctioned for sexual misconduct.
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Former Vatican envoy pens j’accuse letter in McCarrick case
The letter, an extraordinary j’accuse from a one-time Holy See diplomat, also accuses Pope Francis of having initially rehabilitated McCarrick despite being informed of his penchant for young seminarians in 2013, soon after he was elected pope.
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Irish abuse survivor demands accountability even at Vatican
A prominent Irish survivor of priestly sexual abuse told a Vatican-sponsored conference Friday that the Holy See must put in place “robust structures” and strong sanctions to hold accountable bishops and Vatican officials who fail protect children from predator priests.
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Irish church’s fall from grace haunts pope’s Ireland trip
Pope Francis prepares to visit Ireland, a country rocked by decades of revelations about sexual abuse of children in its churches, the physical torture of youngsters in its schools and the humiliation of women in its workhouses.
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Pope Francis issues new letter on sex abuse: ‘We showed no care for the little ones’
Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world Monday condemning the “crime” of priestly sexual abuse and its cover-up and demanding accountability.
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Study: US religious orders overwhelmingly back women deacons
A new survey has found that the majority of U.S. Catholic religious orders believe women should be allowed to serve as ordained deacons.