Catholic schools and faith formation programs nationwide have had age-appropriate sexual abuse awareness training since soon after the U.S. bishops adopted the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” in 2002.
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Former Cardinal McCarrick defends himself amid numerous sex abuse allegations
“I’m not as bad as they paint me,” McCarrick told Slate, which posted interview comments in an article Sept. 3. “I do not believe that I did the things that they accused me of.”
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Wave of child sex abuse lawsuits threatens Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America is the latest of American institutions due to face an onslaught of lawsuits due to decades of sexual abuse of minors.
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Mississippi Catholic sex abuse survivors underpaid in settlement cases
Victims of clergy abuse who are black say they were offered settlements far smaller than those given to white victims, an Associated Press investigation found.
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Pope Benedict XVI responds to criticism of his reflection on the sex abuse crisis
Pope Benedict XVI said the fact that the critiques barely mentioned God proved his point.
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Vatican issues statement after Australian court dismisses Cardinal Pell’s appeal
Three judges of the Victoria Court of Appeal voted 2-1 to uphold Cardinal Pell’s conviction.
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Australian court upholds Cardinal George Pell’s child abuse convictions
Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on child sexual abuse charges was upheld by a 2-1 ruling of an Australian court of appeal.
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Is it time for the U.S. church to hold a regional synod to address the abuse crisis?
Reacting to the scandal of clergy sex abuse and cover-up 17 years ago, eight bishops offered a bold proposal to convene a regional synod for the church in the United States.
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Cardinal George Pell’s appeal verdict is coming—but it still might not be the final word.
Cardinal Pell would walk free if the three judges acquit him of the five convictions.
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Facing lawsuit, retired Albany Bishop Hubbard says he has ‘never sexually abused anyone’
Bishop Hubbard is taking a voluntary leave of absence from the Diocese of Albany to deal with the allegations, which he says “with full and complete confidence” are false.