Tag: clergy sex abuse

Father Cullen says that victims of clerical child abuse in the Philippines are paid off or intimidated not to file or pursue charges

The Catholic Church has been rocked by a long series of sexual scandals in Poland, a devout EU country where it wields political influence

Australian Bishop Christopher Alan Saunders was under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct

As a result, the 83-year-old was ordered to "live in the spirit of penance and prayer"

The letter accused the Vatican of using international agreements to avoid accepting responsibility for abuse committed by Church members

A CNA report said a UN 'experts' statement has the hallmarks of an attempt to undermine Catholic doctrine by using the sex abuse scandals

Cardinal Marx offered to resign, saying he had to share institutional responsibility for sexual abuse by clerics over past decades

Cardinal Marx said churchmen had to take personal responsibility for institutional failings

The 12 media outlets pleaded guilty in February to breaching the gag order on reporting on the trial and conviction of the cardinal

The revision aims to “reduce the number of cases in which the imposition of a penalty was left to the discretion of authorities”