Tag: clergy sex abuse

Bruni has specifically said the meeting took place “in an atmosphere of intense listening and lasted over an hour”.

The real faith of laypeople and true Christians will not be shaken no matter what scandal of child abuse by corrupt clergy is revealed

A commission investigation said that nearly 5,000 children had been sexually abused by Church officials in Portugal

Bishops passed pedophile priests from parish to parish when complaints by parents and children were made

The group, from the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, also delivered a letter to the Holy Father

“The sexual abuse of minors by clergy and its poor handling by Church leaders has been one of the greatest challenges for the Church in our time”

Everyone has to support Pope Francis and speak out and demand honesty in cleansing the Church of the “filth” of clerical child abuse

The priest was denied bail by the judge and is currently under the custody of the police of Sagay City

The decree extends the Church’s norms for handling of abuse to cover lay leaders of international associations recognized by the Vatican

The damning report on child sexual abuse last month reported that clergy had abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950