Tag: clergy abuse

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News

Vatican laicizes Ohio priest convicted of sexually exploiting children

Vatican laicizes Ohio priest Title: Vatican laicizes Ohio priest convicted of sexually exploiting children Author: Catholic News Service Staff Publisher: NCROnline Date: 28DEC2021 CLEVELAND — Pope Francis has dismissed from the priesthood a Cleveland man who is serving a life sentence in prison for sexually exploiting children. The action against Robert McWilliams, 41, means he will no

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Heartbreak relived: Catholic Church seeks abuse victim’s abortion record

Heartbreak relived Catholic Church Title: Heartbreak relived: Catholic Church seeks abuse victim’s abortion record Author: Tammy Mills Publisher: The Age Date: 23DEC2021 A woman who was sexually abused by a Catholic priest says the church is now trying to subpoena deeply personal medical records, including of an unrelated abortion, as part of her lawsuit against the

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‘Horrendous crimes’: East Timor priest jailed for 12 years for child sex abuse

Richard Daschbach Jail Sentence Title: ‘Horrendous crimes’: East Timor priest jailed for 12 years for child sex abuse Author: Chris Barrett Publisher: The Age Date: 21DEC2021 Singapore: Richard Daschbach, the defrocked American priest whose child sex abuse trial has shaken deeply Catholic East Timor, has been found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison.The

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News

Catholic Church in Australia publishes annual report on abuse

Catholic Church in Australia Title: Catholic Church in Australia publishes annual report on abuse Author: Lisa Zengarini Publisher: Vatican News Date: 18DEC2021 The fourth report from the Catholic Church to the National Office for Child Safety outlines initiatives across dozens of Catholic entities as they continue to strengthen their efforts to keep all people safe in

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Madonnina
Opinion

Abuse survivor Phil Saviano said something profound by having a Catholic funeral

Abuse survivor Phil Saviano Title: Abuse survivor Phil Saviano said something profound by having a Catholic funeral Author: Terence McKiernan, Publisher: National Catholic Reporter (NCROnline) Date: 08DEC2021 Almost 20 years ago, clergy abuse survivor Phil Saviano told the first Voice of the Faithful conference: “I am not faithful.” He said the repeated assaults he suffered

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Madonnina
Opinion

Church’s culture of secrecy breeds authoritarianism and patriarchalism

Church’s culture of secrecy Title: Church’s culture of secrecy breeds authoritarianism and patriarchalism Author: Marie-Jo Thiel Publisher: La Croix International Date: 25OCT2021 Award-winning Catholic ethicist argues for an end to secrecy inside the Church, points to commission on the female diaconate. Sexual abuse is rooted in abuse of power, which is very often the first

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Phil Saviano, clergy abuse victim who refused to stay silent, dies at 69

Phil Saviano Clergy Abuse Title: Phil Saviano, clergy abuse victim who refused to stay silent, dies at 69 Author: Bryan Marquard Publisher: The Boston Globe Date: 28NOV2021 Phil Saviano was near death from AIDS three decades ago and thousands of dollars in debt when the Worcester Diocese tried to silence him with a settlement that

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Astoundingly candid bishop says Catholic Church is a shattered remains of its former self

German Bishop Heiner Wilmer Title: Astoundingly candid bishop says Catholic Church is a shattered remains of its former self Author: Christa Pongratz-Lippitt Publisher: La Croix International Date: 24NOV2021 Germany’s Heiner Wilmer, who is widely considered a Francis bishop, says the pope wants to turn the Church on its head. German Bishop Heiner Wilmer, who is

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Defrocked Cardinal McCarrick named in sex abuse lawsuit

Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Title: Defrocked Cardinal McCarrick named in sex abuse lawsuit Author: David Porter Publisher: Associated Press Date:  23NOV2021 Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is facing another sexual abuse lawsuit, from a man who claims McCarrick abused him in the 1980s in New Jersey. In the lawsuit filed in state court and announced Tuesday,

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