Clergy Sex Abuse

• Pope Francis ends ‘pontifical secrecy’ rules used in sex abuse cases

  The reform now removes any excuse to not co-operate with legitimate legal requests from civil law enforcement authorities.

  World

  Dec 17, 2019
  
• Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver finds 36 cases of sexual abuse

  The Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver has released 31 recommendations to locally address what it calls a global crisis of sexual abuse by priests.

  Nov 22, 2019
  
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• U.S. Catholic bishops postpone vote on how to deal with clergy sex abuse crisis

  U.S. Catholic bishops abruptly postponed plans Monday to vote on proposed new steps to address the clergy sex abuse crisis roiling the church at the Vatican’s insistence.

  World

  Nov 12, 2018
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• Pope Francis visits Ireland, says he shares ‘outrage’ over clergy sex abuse

  Pope Francis declared Saturday as he arrived in Ireland that he shares the outrage of rank-and-file Catholics over the cover-up of the “repugnant crimes” of priests who raped and molested children, and vowed that he was committed to ending the “scourge.”

  World

  Aug 25, 2018
• Minnesota church reaches $210M settlement for sex abuse victims

  The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has agreed to a $210 million settlement with 450 victims of clergy sexual abuse as part of its plan for bankruptcy reorganization, an attorney said Thursday, making it the second-largest U.S. payout in the priest sex abuse scandal.

  World

  Jun 1, 2018