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Report: Cardinal Woelki would step down if implicated in abuse cover-ups

Cardinal Woelki abuse cover-ups Title: Report: Cardinal Woelki would step down if implicated in abuse cover-ups Author: CNS Staff Publisher: Crux (via CNS) Date: 30OCT2020 COLOGNE, Germany — Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki would resign from his office if the sexual abuse study he commissioned implicated him in any cover-ups, according to the Cologne Archdiocese.The

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Reviled by Catholic leaders, this NJ activist has helped many victims of clergy sex abuse

Robert Hoatson Catholic Accolade Title: Reviled by Catholic leaders, this NJ activist has helped many victims of clergy sex abuse Author: Deena Yellin Publisher: NorthJersey.com Date: 28OCT2020 As an advocate for survivors of clergy sex abuse and a watchdog of the Catholic Church, Robert Hoatson is accustomed to provoking the wrath of Catholic leaders. He’s also no stranger to the

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New Orleans archdiocese seeks laicization for all clergy credibly accused of sex abuse

Clergy Laicization Sex Abuse Title: New Orleans archdiocese seeks laicization for all clergy credibly accused of sex abuse Author: Kevin Jones Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date:  27OCT2020 While allegations against two New Orleans-area priests have again raised questions about the Church’s response to clergy misconduct, the Archdiocese of New Orleans has confirmed that for the

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Rev. Pat Wattigny, Louisiana priest accused of sexual abuse, arrested in Georgia

Rev. Pat Wattigny Arrested Title: Rev. Pat Wattigny, Louisiana priest accused of sexual abuse, arrested in Georgia Author: Ramon Antonio Vargas & David Hammer Publisher: Nola.Com Date: 23OCT2020 Police in Georgia have arrested Roman Catholic priest Patrick Wattigny on a St. Tammany Parish warrant accusing him of sexually abusing a minor in 2013 while he was

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Archbishop Aymond asking all diocesan priests credibly accused of child sex abuse to leave the clergy entirely

New Orleans Archbishop Aymond Title: Archbishop Aymond asking all diocesan priests credibly accused of child sex abuse to leave the clergy entirely Authors: David Hammer & Ramon Antonio Vargas Publisher: NOLA.Com Date: 21OCT2020 In his most aggressive action to date while managing the fallout of an ongoing clerical molestation scandal, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond

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One N.J. Catholic diocese has filed for bankruptcy. Will the other 4 follow?

NJ Catholic Dioceses Bankruptcies Title: One N.J. Catholic diocese has filed for bankruptcy. Will the other 4 follow? Author: Kelly Heyboer Publisher: NJ.Com Date: 20OCT2020 The debt began overwhelming the Diocese of Camden late last year. Faced with a flood of priest abuse victims applying to the New Jersey Independent Victims Compensation Program, the Catholic

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Royal commission files reveal previously unseen details about abuse by priests in Newcastle

Newcastle Royal Commission Files Title: Royal commission files reveal previously unseen details about abuse by priests in Newcastle Authors: Liz Farquhar and Madeline Lewis Publisher: ABC News Newcastle Date: 20OCT2020 Abuse survivors have welcomed reports from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse made public today that reveal previously unseen details about

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