Included on the list is John T. Ryan, S.J., who from 1989 to 1994 was an associate editor for development at America.
Sexual Abuse
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Viganò begs McCarrick to repent as abuse verdict nears
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano wrote a letter to McCarrick that was published Monday on an Italian blog, Vigano’s way of communicating after he went into hiding following his bombshell accusations against the pope in August.
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McCarrick accuser cooperates with NYC prosecutors on abuse
The key accuser in the sex abuse case against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has met with New York City prosecutors.
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Is the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report misleading?
The Catholic Journal Commonweal published an extensively reported piece dissecting a grand jury report released last summer, which alleges widespread sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania and a coverup of that abuse by bishops. Now Peter Steinfels, a former religion reporter and columnist for the New York Times and a former editor in chief of […]
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The Catholic Church has a leadership problem. Lay people can help.
Kerry Alys Robinson is confronting the twin crises of sexual abuse and distrust in church leadership.
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Father Hans Zollner: A global response to abuse is already underway
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — By summoning leaders of the world’s bishops’ conferences and top representatives of religious orders to the Vatican in February to address the abuse crisis and the protection of minors, Pope Francis is sending the message that the need for safeguarding is a global issue. Even though media attention and public fallout […]
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Former New York Times reporter publishes rebuttal to grand jury report on clerical abuse
(RNS) — “Grossly misleading, irresponsible, inaccurate, and unjust” is how former New York Times religion reporter Peter Steinfels describes last August’s Pennsylvania grand jury report in its sweeping accusation that Catholic bishops refused to protect children from sexual abuse. The report from a grand jury impaneled by the Pennsylvania attorney general to investigate child sexual abuse in the […]
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How is the Vatican preparing for the sex abuse summit?
Recent weeks have brought a number of stories that reveal how Pope Francis aims to lead the church on this issue.
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The Vatican may be deciding fate of former Cardinal McCarrick
Many are asking why McCarrick was allowed to ascend the hierarchical church ladder when some in church circles had reported questionable behavior to the Vatican.
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Opus Dei details 2005 sex claim settlement against DC priest
The Catholic organization Opus Dei paid $977,000 in 2005 to settle a sexual misconduct complaint against a once prominent Washington, D.C.-area priest.