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There’s another path for survivors of clergy sex abuse to get justice. It faces an uphill climb in the legislature.

Clergy Sex Abuse Justice Title: There’s another path for survivors of clergy sex abuse to get justice. It faces an uphill climb in the legislature. Authors: Angela Couloumbis and Cynthia Fernandez Publisher: Spotlight PA powered by The Inquirer Date: 01FEB2021 HARRISBURG — When Republican state Rep. Jim Gregory learned Monday from Gov. Tom Wolf that an

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Trove of Buffalo Diocese abuse records turned over to victims in bankruptcy court

Buffalo Diocese secret files Title: Trove of Buffalo Diocese abuse records turned over to victims in bankruptcy court Author: Jay Tokasz Publisher: The Buffalo News Date: 10Jan2021 Lawyers and survivors of childhood sexual abuse are reviewing more than 25,000 pages of internal Buffalo Diocese documents relating to clergy abuse, diocesan finances and personnel files. Diocese

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O.C. bishop sues charity administrator who accused Catholic leader of wrongdoing

Bishop Kevin Vann Lawsuit Title: O.C. bishop sues charity administrator who accused Catholic leader of wrongdoing Author: Harriet Ryan Publisher: Los Angeles Times Date: 01NOV2020 The Roman Catholic bishop of Orange County is suing a former charity administrator for libel, an escalation in the prelate’s dispute with influential church philanthropists who have complained to 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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Painful clergy sex-abuse reminders

Champion Attorney Mitchell Garabedian Title: Painful clergy sex-abuse reminders Author: Cliff Clark and Editorial Publisher: The Lowell Sun Date: 18SEP2020 Nearly two decades after the disclosure of widespread sexual abuse by priests in the Archdiocese of Boston that exposed a long history of that reprehensible behavior, victims of those unspeakable acts are still receiving some

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A.W. Richard Sipe, a Leading Expert on Clergy Sex Abuse, Dies at 85

Sipe Clergy Sex Abuse Title: A.W. Richard Sipe, a Leading Expert on Clergy Sex Abuse, Dies at 85 Author: Sharon Otterman Publisher: The New York Times Date: 09AUG2018 A. W. Richard Sipe, a researcher, psychotherapist and former priest who spent his life studying the roots of sex abuse within the Roman Catholic Church, becoming one

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Explainer: What the church has done to fight clergy sex abuse since 2018’s ‘summer of shame’

Dulle Clergy Sex Abuse Title: Explainer: What the church has done to fight clergy sex abuse since 2018’s ‘summer of shame’ Author: Colleen Dulle Publisher: America Magazine Date: 14AUG2020 It has been two years since the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report was published on Aug. 14, 2018, documenting in at times disturbing detail at least 1,000 cases of

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Questions of abuse cover-up directed at incoming St. Louis archbishop, but details unclear

Archbishop Rozanski Cover Up? Title: Questions of abuse cover-up directed at incoming St. Louis archbishop, but details unclear Author: Kevin Jones Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 07AUG2020 Denver Newsroom, Aug 7, 2020 / 05:21 pm MT (CNA).- Archbishop-designate Mitchell Rozanski is set to take over the Archdiocese of St. Louis, after heading the Diocese of

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New York extends window for abuse lawsuits

New York Window Abuse Title: New York extends window for abuse lawsuits Author: CNA Staff Publisher: Catholic News Agency Date: 03AUG2020 CNA Staff, Aug 3, 2020 / 03:30 pm MT (CNA).- New York on Monday extended the window in the statute of limitations for people sexually abused as children to file lawsuits against the perpetrators.On

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