Clergy Sex Abuse

When Rabbis Muzzle Sex Crime Victims, What's a Prosecutor to Do?

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 05.24.2012

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What exactly should a prosecutor do when religious leaders pressure victims, especially victims of child sexual abuse, from coming forward with complaints?

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Leading Ultra-Orthodox Group Insists Abuse Claims Go To Rabbis First

Posted 05.23.2012

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By Paul Berger The Forward An Orthodox parent whose child tells him he’s been sexually abused may not take that child’s claim to the police wi...

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Taking Back Our Souls: A Reaction To Sexual Abuse

Chava Tombosky | Posted 05.22.2012

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As G-d stands watching our reaction, we are forced to create an initiative that I dare say, can take on a new day if we are willing and open. As a first step in destroying the silence, I invite you all to belong to a new community and a new higher consciousness.

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For Jewish Orthodox Children: No Justice -- No Peace

Rabbi Asher Lipner, Ph.D. | Posted 05.17.2012

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Jewish children will only be safe when Jewish and non-Jewish people of good conscience work together to demand that the rabbis stop covering up abuse, and that the prosecutors use all their resources and authority to bring the abusers to justice.

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Victims Protest: Rabbis, Protect Our Children

Leah Vincent | Posted 05.07.2012

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When I heard that thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews were gathering together to address a pressing issue in the religious community, I was furious that the issue being addressed at the unusually elaborate meeting was the dangers of the Internet.

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Bishop: Total Re-examination Of Catholic Faith, Culture Needed

Posted 04.01.2012

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By Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter In light of abuse crisis, Australian prelate calls for complete rethinking CHICAGO -- The roots...

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Former Priest Pleads Guilty To Sex Abuse Charges

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.22.2012

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PHILADELPHIA — A defrocked Philadelphia priest pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing an altar boy in a church sacristy, days before he was...

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A Decade Later, Catholic Anger, Defections Over Abuse Not Letting Up

David Briggs | Posted 05.09.2012

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No matter how much some individuals would like to put the sexual abuse scandal behind them, they can no longer appeal to an obedient laity to ignore or downplay the crimes, according to new research.

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10 Years Later: Clergy Response To The Sex Abuse Scandal

Danielle Tumminio | Posted 03.26.2012

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While this truth has a deep and abiding effect on many clergy, one of the things I have noticed about my colleagues is that they refuse to let terror and rage have the last word.

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My Top Ten List of 2012 Predictions on Sexuality, Religion, and Public Life

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 03.07.2012

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I think it's safe to predict that sexuality, religion, and public life will continue to dominate the headlines during 2012.

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Victims' Group Refuses To Turn Over Names In Abuse Suit

Posted 01.04.2012

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By Tim Townsend St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS (RNS) The director of a leading victims' advocacy group refused to answer some questions or turn...

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Canadian Bishop In Child Porn Case Apologizes

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

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OTTAWA, Ontario -- A Canadian Roman Catholic bishop charged with importing child pornography apologized in court Tuesday to the church and to victims ...

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Banksy Commits 'Cardinal Sin' With Controversial Work

Posted 12.21.2011

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Just when you thought Banksy was content to drop some uncontroversial holiday cheer on Liverpool, the artist unveils the button-pressing sculpture, "C...

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Accused Janitor Says Priest Blackmailed, Abused Him

Posted 11.29.2011

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By Ben Horowitz Religion News Service MORRISTOWN, N.J. (RNS) For four years, Jose Feliciano told a jury on Monday (Nov. 28), his rage grew. ...

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Sex Abuse And The Grandiose Narcissist

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 01.16.2012

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There are two main characteristics of the abuser: narcissism and grandiosity. The narcissist cares only for his own needs. And many of these people are like the Pied Piper -- the energetic coach, for example.

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Jury Awards Victim $100M In Priest Abuse Verdict

AP | By CURT ANDERSON | Posted 01.11.2012

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MIAMI -- A Miami jury returned a $100 million verdict Thursday against a retired Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing dozens of boys over...

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Indicted Bishop Plans To Continue Leading Diocese

AP | BY HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 12.19.2011

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Calls for Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Finn to resign started even before last week, when he became the highest-ranking church lea...

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Missing, Gone Or Disappeared By The Church: Where Are These Priests?

Father Alberto Cutie | Posted 12.16.2011

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The list of disappeared priests could go on and on. It is not our place to judge their particular issues. Yet, I really do believe it should be our place to reflect and ask: What is it that makes good priests?

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A Proposed World Wide Registry For Catholic Clergy Predators

Kim Michele Richardson | Posted 11.15.2011

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Recently, the Boston Archdiocese released a list of accused clergy. A good first step. A move in the right direction. But also mind-boggling is the number of Catholic clergy predators in one town.

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Clergy Sex Abuse Victims File International Court Case Against Pope

AP | MIKE CORDER and RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 11.13.2011

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Clergy sex abuse victims upset that no high-ranking Roman Catholic leaders have been prosecuted for sheltering guilty p...

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Tommy Deary's Long Overdue Justice

David Margolick | Posted 09.30.2011

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Francis Bergeron of Moosup, Connecticut is a calm and good-natured man in his early sixties. But when the subject turns to Father Bernard Bissonnette, and the experience he had with him more than fifty years ago, he grows strangely sad and silent.

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Blind Faith And Child Sexual Abuse: Is Any Group Getting This Right?

Nicole Neroulias | Posted 09.26.2011

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Can we not agree that clergy are not CSI experts, and that suspected crimes should be reported promptly to the police for a proper investigation?

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Irish Government Slams Vatican For Role In Abuse Cover-up

AP | By SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 09.21.2011

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DUBLIN -- The Vatican encouraged Catholic bishops not to tell police about suspected pedophile priests and flouted Irish law, Ireland's lawmakers decl...

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Irish Summon Vatican Diplomat Over Abuse Cover-up

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 09.13.2011

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DUBLIN — Ireland's government demanded answers from the Vatican's ambassador Thursday after a fact-finding report concluded that Rome secretly d...

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Irish Government To Publish New Catholic Sex Abuse Report

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 09.12.2011

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DUBLIN — A new investigation into the Catholic Church's chronic cover-up of child abuse found Wednesday that a rural diocese and its bishop igno...

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