“Two weeks ago, I shared with you my sadness, anger, and shame over the recent revelations concerning Archbishop Theodore McCarrick,” the cardinal said. “Those sentiments continue and are deepened in view of the Pennsylvania grand jury report.”
Sexual Abuse
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My prayer for fellow survivors of abuse
Rest assured, my brothers and sisters, Jesus feels your hurt.
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Dear Catholic bishops: This is not the time to play defense
We need our shepherds to stand with us, their flock, and not merely flock together.
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Cardinal O’Malley cancels trip to World Meeting of Families to respond to reports of seminary misconduct
Cardinal O’Malley was supposed to moderate a panel, “Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults,” at the World Meeting of Families. He said in a statement that “he will closely follow the proceedings from the Archdiocese of Boston.”
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What can I say to my kids when they ask why we keep faith in this church?
I have found myself for the first time truly afraid of what it means to ask and to allow my children to be part of the church.
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Catholic school to drop name of cardinal accused of inaction on abuse
A Pennsylvania report accuses Keeler of covering up sexual abuse allegations while serving as bishop of Harrisburg.
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Catholics express despair, disbelief, anger at new abuse revelations
“Our first job is to listen, to be empathetic,” said Deacon Bernie Nojadera, the executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for the Protection of Children and Young People.
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Report details rape of children, culture of secrecy that fanned it
At least 1,000 children identified in the investigation were raped in Catholic places of worship, in schools, and in diocesan owned vehicles.
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How do we celebrate the Assumption of Mary in this summer of sex abuse scandals?
Pity and punish the powerful but take no delight in their fall.
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Pennsylvania report documents over 1,000 victims of priest abuse
The state’s attorney general said that his office’s two-year investigation identified 301 priests who abused children and more than 1,000 victims.