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Diocese Wants Suit Alleging it Hired Pedophiles Thrown Out
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A Catholic diocese and its former bishop want a judge to throw out a West Virginia lawsuit that claims they knowingly employed pedophiles. Attorneys for the… Read More
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Diocese Releases Names of Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A Roman Catholic diocese based in Ohio’s capital city has made public the names of 34 priests it says have been credibly accused of sexually abusing… Read More
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Pope Francis Acknowledges, For First Time, Sexual Abuse Of Nuns By Priests
By: Richard Gonzales | NPR
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In the wake of the #MeToo movement, the Roman Catholic Church is being forced to confront evidence that clergy have sexually abused nuns.
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Pope Francis Tells Abusive Priests And Bishops To Turn Themselves In
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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Priests who sexually abuse children are like Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ, Pope Francis told a gathering of cardinals on Friday.