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Vatican Sanctions Belgian Bishop Who Abused Nephew

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has sanctioned a Belgian bishop who resigned last year after admitting he had sexually abused his nephew, saying he can no longer act as a priest in public and may risk further church sanctions. The Vatican on Tuesday clarified the punishment against the former Bruges Bishop Roger Vangheluwe...

Philadelphia Archdiocese Accused of Covering Up Sex Abuse [VIDEO]

Questions Arise About Priest From Pope's Old Diocese

(March 12) -- The fallout from the growing Catholic sex abuse scandals finally reached as far as the pope Friday when it was revealed that Benedict XVI knew a priest was a pedophile in 1980 but approved a stint in therapy that allowed him to continue in the ministry, where he remains today. Benedict was an archbishop in...

Vatican Faces Widening Sex Abuse Scandals

(March 9) -- Sexual abuse scandals mired the Catholic Church on Tuesday as inquiries in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands intensified and the Vatican digested allegations that the Mexican founder of one of the church's most favored sects sexually molested his illegitimate sons. The new revelations come less than a...

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10/14/11 Newspaper set to release Catholic survey Source: NBC - Action News KHSB - Kansas City MO It is one of the first publications credited with writing about sex abuse cases within the Catholic Church.
05/19/11 Weigel on Sex Abuse in the Catholic Church Source: AmSpec Blog the social and cultural ethics of the '60s and '70s played a significant role in creating the crisis. there is plenty else in the report that is damning.