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Spain’s government vows to investigate Catholic Church abuse

Catholic Spain Clergy Abuse Title: Spain’s government vows to investigate Catholic Church abuse Author: Inés San Martín Publisher: Crux Date: 29JAN2022 Spain’s ruling coalition wants historic clerical sexual abuses to be investigated in the country, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will first meet with abuse victims.“We’re going to talk and build,” said

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In a first for Spain, Jesuits admit to decades of sex abuse

Jesuits Sex Abuse Spain Title: In a first for Spain, Jesuits admit to decades of sex abuse Author: Aritz Parra and Nicole Winfield Publisher: Associated Press (AP) Date: 23JAN2021 MADRID (AP) — The first comprehensive internal inquiry on sex abuse allegations by a religious order in Spain has identified 81 children and 37 adult victims

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Opus Dei confirms one of its priests sentenced by Vatican for abuse

Opus Dei Vatican Sentence Title: Opus Dei confirms one of its priests sentenced by Vatican for abuse Author: Inés San Martín Publisher: Crux Date: 15JUL2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – Through a statement released on Thursday, Opus Dei publicly acknowledged the first sentence issued by the Vatican against one of its priests for sexual abuse. “The Opus

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Abuse victim of Opus Dei priest wants case to be acknowledged

Opus Dei Cociña Guilty Title: Abuse victim of Opus Dei priest wants case to be acknowledged Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 13JUL2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – On June 30, Father Manuel Cociña, a Spaniard, became the first priest belonging to the personal prelature of Opus Dei to be found guilty and sentenced by the

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Secularist group in Spain urges anti-Catholic language be added to child protection law

Spain Child Protection Law Title: Secularist group in Spain urges anti-Catholic language be added to child protection law Author: Inés San Martín Publisher: Crux Date: 24JUN2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – A Spanish association that advocates for a secular Europe is calling for proposed legislation on the protection of children to specifically target the Catholic Church, claiming that it

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