A group of Catholic nuns is holding a public protest in south India, demanding the arrest of a bishop whom one nun accused of rape.
Sexual Abuse
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Report: 3,677 sex abuse cases in German Catholic Church
A report on sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church in Germany says 3,677 people were abused by clergy between 1946 and 2014, two leading German media outlets said Wednesday.
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Chilean archdiocese responds with practical measures to tackle abuse
Chilean Catholics are training clerics and parishioners in abuse prevention and counseling victims, but not just abuse in church settings.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis summons the world’s top bishops for sexual abuse prevention summit
The Feb. 21-24, 2019 meeting is believed to be the first of its kind.
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Wuerl to meet with Pope Francis about resignation
While he has defended his record, arguing that he removed priests accused of sexual abuse of minors from ministry in Pittsburgh, the cardinal has previously acknowledged that in other cases, he came up short.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
My brother was abused by a priest. So why am I still Catholic?
In the wake of this scandal, I do not blame people for leaving the church.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis to meet with top U.S. bishops to discuss sexual abuse scandal
Pope Francis will meet with three U.S. archbishops on Thursday, Sept. 13, as the church continues to grapple with fallout from sexual abuse scandals.
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Archbishop Ganswein says abuse crisis is church’s 9/11
The concern of now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and the promises made by the majority of church leaders were not able to stop the evil of clerical sexual abuse, which has been the 9/11 of the Catholic Church, the retired pope’s personal secretary said.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
The Vatican is preparing a response to Viganò’s accusations
The cardinal council members said that they were aware the Holy See “is formulating the eventual and necessary clarifications” to the Viganò documents among other recent events.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Why the Catholic Church can’t move on from the sex abuse crisis
Many Catholic bishops and priests are frustrated by the continued coverage of the sex abuse crisis in the media. They believe they have fixed the problem and the church should be able to move on.