Study: Social Trends, Seminary Character Among Abuse Causes
Friday, November 20, 2009
BALTIMORE (CNS)—An ongoing study of the causes and contexts of
sexual abuse by priests delves into a broad assortment of factors,
including societal trends, treatment approaches over the decades, the
character of seminaries in different generations and even comparisons
of when abusive behavior began in relation to ordination.
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Chicago Archdiocese settles abuse cases for $3.9 million
Monday, July 27, 2009
CHICAGO (CNS)—The Archdiocese of Chicago announced July 21 that it
had reached settlements totaling $3.9 million in cases of six survivors
of clergy sex abuse.
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Diocese not immune from abuse lawsuits, says court ruling
Sunday, July 12, 2009
PORTLAND, Maine (CNS)—Maine's Supreme Judicial Court ruled against the Portland Diocese in a clergy sex abuse case July 7, stating the diocese cannot be protected by charitable immunity if Church leaders acted intentionally.
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Additional Recent News
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ROME (CNS)—Author Jason Berry said he hoped the apostolic visitation of the Legionaries of Christ and their institutions would lead to greater clarity about the life and actions of the order's founder, but also about the way the order treats its members.
Friday, July 10, 2009
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Friday, July 10, 2009
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ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS)—Even with an amendment to include public institutions, a bill that would temporarily waive statutes of limitations on filing sex abuse lawsuits "remains terrible public policy," said the New York State Catholic Conference in Albany.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS)—The abuse of children in institutions run by Catholic priests and nuns was part of a culture that was prevalent in the Catholic Church in Ireland, the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference said at the conclusion of its summer meeting.
Friday, June 12, 2009
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Friday, June 12, 2009
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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The embarrassment and scandal raised by each new report of a case of sex abuse in the church also has a positive effect of giving other victims the courage to come forward and increasing the Church's commitment to ending abuse, said experts meeting at the Vatican.
Monday, June 08, 2009
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Monday, June 08, 2009
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DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS)—Pope Benedict XVI was visibly upset to hear June 5 of the abuse suffered by thousands of Irish children in the care of religious congregations, reported the archbishop of Dublin, Ireland.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS)—The 18 Irish religious orders implicated in decades of abuse of thousands of children in their care have agreed to increase their contribution to the compensation fund for victims.
Friday, June 05, 2009
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Friday, June 05, 2009
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