Priests
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Calgary woman joins Vatican march calling for ordination of women to the priesthoodA Calgary woman joined a march at the Vatican this week calling for female ordination in the Catholic church.CanadaOct 6, 2023
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Pope Francis denounces ‘evil’ of sexual abuse during service in Quebec CityPope Francis acknowledged the sexual abuse inflicted on "minors and vulnerable people'' for the first time since arriving in Canada. The comments were made in Quebec City.CanadaJul 28, 2022
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Quebec Superior Court allows class-action against Catholic missionary group for sexual assaultThe lawsuit states that the abuse committed on more than 200 victims at the hands of Catholic priests involved children aged eight to 10 years old.CanadaNov 17, 2021
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This is why survivors of sexual abuse are skeptical of the Vatican’s plansSurvivors of sexual abuse by priests are skeptical of the Vatican's plans to take the issue seriously.CanadaMar 8, 2019
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Canada and the Catholic Church: This is why it’s a complex relationshipCatholic Church sexual abuse cases are all too common in Canada, but to what extent have they been covered up?CanadaAug 31, 2018
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As nuns come forward with sexual abuse allegations, Catholic Church faces its own #MeToo moment“It opened a great wound inside of me,” one nun told the Associated Press. “I pretended it didn’t happen.”WorldJul 28, 2018
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Pope scraps tribunal for bishops who covered up for pedophile priestsPope Francis scrapped his proposed tribunal to prosecute bishops who covered up for pedophile priests and instead laid out legal procedures to remove them.WorldJun 4, 2016
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Italy priest sanctioned for blaming children for pedophilia in the churchThe Catholic Church in northern Italy's Trento region has sanctioned a priest who said pedophilia in the church was caused by children seeking the affection of priests.WorldOct 7, 2015
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