Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal

A Tough Call for Conservative Anglicans: Openly Gay Clergy, or Closeted Pedophiles?

Bob Ostertag | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Bob Ostertag

Now all those disgruntled Episcopalians have a choice to make: stay on the team that accepts openly gay priests, or bolt for another team run by closeted homosexual pedophiles. It's a tough call.

Religious Groups Assume The Victims' Role

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

A bill is pending in the New York State Legislature to temporarily lift the statute of limitations on lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of children.

Sex Abuse Claims Cost Chicago Archdiocese Nearly $100 Million

Crain's Chicago Business | Robert Herguth | Posted 04.04.2009 | Chicago


Sex abuse claims have cost the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago almost $100 million this decade, a church financial report shows. The sum reflects law...

New Sex-Abuse Scandal Divides Irish Catholics

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 01.23.2009 | World


DUBLIN, Ireland — Ireland's most prominent Roman Catholic leader, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, questioned Tuesday whether all of his fe...

Chicago Archdiocese Settles With Sex-Abuse Victims For Over $12 Million

The Chicago Tribune | Manya Brachear | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago will pay $12.7 million to settle lawsuits brought by clergy sex-abuse victims, including boys molested by Da...

Papal Bull: Sex, Lies and Vatican-tape

Edward Lozzi | Posted 09.26.2008 | Living


Edward Lozzi

Pope Benedict is in Australia about to pull the same media stunt of faux concern for the victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy that he pulled in the United States in April of this year.

My Spiritual Journey: The Pope, His Relevance, And Those Sexual Molestation Cases

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 04.24.2008 | Living


Verena von Pfetten

The big news this week is that Pope Benedict XVI is here for a visit. (Whee! His spiritual journey coincides with my spiritual journey!) And as it tur...

Pope: I Am "Deeply Ashamed" Over Clergy Sex Abuse

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics


ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. — Pope Benedict XVI stepped onto U.S. soil for the time as pontiff Tuesday, arriving to a presidential handshake and...