The Catholic Church’s defiance and obstruction on child sex abuse
IN THREE years at the helm of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has been a source of inspiration for millions of faithful around the world. In one critical respect, however, he has fallen short of his own
House bill means justice for abused children, says advocate
By Patti Mengers
Nearly eight years after John Salveson stood in the state Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg and entreated Pennsylvania legislators to hold public hearings on House Bill 1137 ‒ the Child Victim’s Act of Pennsylvania, a similar bill passed
Lawyers argue that statute of limitations has expired in priest sex-abuse case
By Peter Smith
The day began with a 30-year-old witness describing how Franciscan Brother Stephen Baker befriended him and his family and repeatedly molested him from his early teens.
But even as prosecutors laid out their case involving the late
Catholic priest compares paedophile priests to adulterous women
A Melbourne Catholic priest has compared paedophile priests to adulterous women and said victims of sexual abuse would be “denied healing” because the “baying crowd” of media and lawyers don’t understand mercy, in statements published in a
CNS Director Tony Spence Forced Out
by Kevin Clarke
Tony Spence has stepped down from his position as Director and Editor in Chief of Catholic News
St. John’s Abbey Hit With Two New Clergy Sex Abuse Cases
Fighting through tears on Tuesday, Todd Belrose recounted 35 years of pain resulting from alleged clergy sex abuse by Father Thomas Andert.
“Sadly, I just found out lately there are many more survivors, and as much as it breaks my … Continue reading
Windows closing for clergy sex abuse victims to sue Catholic church
Minnesota and Hawaii created windows for abuse victims to file lawsuit even after states’ statute of limitations closed – but their time will be up in April
Effort to reform child sex abuse crime laws clears a hurdle in House
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Slowik: Leniency for alleged sex abusers like Hastert denies justice to victims
By Ted Slowik
I have to choose my words carefully, because Hastert isn’t charged with sexually abusing children, and he hasn’t admitted to it. As part of a plea deal, he’s pleaded guilty to a bank structuring charge for withdrawing