Some details about what’s in the report have been made public, including that it will identify more than 300 “predator priests.”
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Cardinal O’Malley calls for investigation; asks Boston seminary rector to take leave
Cardinal O’Malley said he also has appointed a group “to oversee an inquiry into the allegations made this week, the culture of the seminary regarding the personal standards expected and required of candidates for the priesthood, and any seminary issues of sexual harassment or other forms of intimidation or discrimination.”
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Archbishop Gregory: Weary of ‘cloud of shame’ shrouding church leaders
Archbishop Gregory said Catholics are specifically “enraged” about allegations of abuse by Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick and find “any pastoral negligence in protecting our people is similarly grievous.”
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UK inquiry: Monks hid sex abuse to protect church reputation
Sexual abuse at two leading Catholic schools in England was considerably higher than is reflected by conviction figures.
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Tennessee set to kill first inmate in nearly a decade, bishops protest
The execution would occur a week after Pope Francis revealed new church teaching that deems the death penalty “inadmissible” under all circumstances.
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Sex abuse expert: Crisis is a call to a new vision of the priesthood
Dealing with the reality of potential abuse and the history of clerical sexual abuse in the church is a process.
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Fear, uncertainty lead to a ‘do-it-yourself’ religion, pope says
Christians today can fall into the temptation of creating their own idols, Pope Francis tells an audience including the musician Sting.
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Members of Congress urge new rules for transparency of health plans that cover abortion
The letter also requested that health plans which include abortion notify consumers of that fact at the time of enrollment to prevent consumers from buying such plans if they who do not wish to.
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Celibate gay Catholics score ‘clerical cover-up culture,’ fear backlash
“Making this a gay issue is distraction, mostly, an attempt to place blame mostly (away from) from the clerical cover-up culture. It does a major disservice to women who were abused by the church and also a major disservice to gay priests.”
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Kids of Armenian descent experience summertime beacon of hope in Beirut
Held in a school, the seven-week day camp combines sports, games, art and activities such as cooking, music and dance with a mix of instruction in nutrition, hygiene, math, English and Bible study.