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Clergy abuse
Pope Francis Laicizes Toledo Priest after Life Sentence for Sexual Abuse of Minors
Pope Francis has laicized an Ohio priest, Michael Zacharias, who was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in Ohio last May.
Pope Francis to Clergy Abuse Commission: "Our commitment must not wane"
“I encourage you to move forward so that the Church will be, always and everywhere, a place where everyone can feel at home,” Pope Francis said.
Vatican Appeals Court Sentences Priest to Prison for Sexual Abuse of Teen
Father Gabriele Martinelli was accused of forcing the former altar server, identified as L.G., to have sexual relations with him between 2007 and 2012.
Celibacy is not a Direct Cause of Sexual Abuse, Jesuit Expert Says
The psychologist said that “celibacy is not a direct cause of abuse; what can become a risk factor is a ministry poorly lived and not fully accepted.”
Pope Meets with Clerical Abuse Survivors, Urges Church to Hear Victims’ "anguished cry"
Pope Francis met with 13 survivors of clerical sex abuse on his first day in Portugal and urged the Church to listen to “the anguished cry of the victims.”
Pope Francis Expected to Meet with Abuse Victims at World Youth Day in Portugal
Pope Francis is set to meet with victims of sexual abuse when he travels to Portugal for World Youth Day next month.
Pope Francis Extends Norms to Prevent, Counter Sexual Abuse to Cover Lay Leaders
Pope Francis permanently decreed Saturday an updated version of Vos estis lux mundi, his landmark legislation to counter sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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Former American Cardinal Faces Fifth Civil Sex Abuse Lawsuit
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick now faces a fifth civil sex abuse lawsuit in New Jersey, after he was criminally charged in a Massachusetts district court this week for sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
Former American Cardinal Criminally Charged with Sexual Assault of Teenage Boy
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has reportedly been charged with sexual assault of a teenage boy, a crime alleged to have occurred in the 1970s.
