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Self-Described 'Scumbag Pedophile' Priest Goes to Jail

(July 2) -- An Australian priest who called himself a "mere scumbag pedophile" in a public apology to his victims was sentenced today to nearly 20 years in prison for sexually abusing dozens of boys over two decades as a Catholic school teacher. John Sidney Denham, 67, pleaded guilty to a range of offenses, including...

Pope Sued in Wisconsin Clergy Sex Abuse Case

MILWAUKEE (April 22) -- A man who says he was molested by a priest while a student at a Catholic school for the deaf filed a federal lawsuit today against Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican and senior church officials, saying the Vatican knew the priest was a pedophile and could have stopped the sexual abuse. The plaintiff...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Ireland Closes Embassy to the Vatican

VATICAN CITY (RNS) After months of tense relations over the clergy sex abuse scandal, the Irish government announced Thursday (Nov. 3) that it will close its embassy to the Vatican.

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Clergy Sex Abuse Report: Let's Rely on Science, Not Hysteria

The loudest voices were poised last week when researchers from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice finally released their much anticipated investigation examining the causes and context of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.

POLITICS DAILY

Clergy Sex Abuse Claims Lead Milwaukee Archdiocese To File Bankruptcy

The financial fallout from the clergy sexual abuse scandal continues to mount as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is announcing today that it will file for bankruptcy under Chapter 11, the eighth diocese in the United States to seek such protection.

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Pope Named in Lawsuit by Clergy Sex Abuse Victim

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Pope To Tweak Anglicans Over Famous Convert?

As Pope Benedict XVI started a four-day visit to Great Britain on Thursday, he addressed the clergy sex abuse scandal in frank comments aimed at rebutting some of the sharp criticisms he has faced on that issue as well as many others.