Benedict Groeschel
Benedict Groeschel, popular priest and controversial media figure, dies at 81
Rev. Benedict Groeschel leaves Catholic cable show after abuse remarks
(RNS) The Rev. Benedict Groeschel has given up his longtime spot on the Catholic cable network EWTN after he defended clergy who abuse children while blaming some victims. By David Gibson.
Prominent priest apologizes for controversial sex abuse remarks
NEW YORK (RNS) The Rev. Benedict Groeschel, a popular Franciscan friar who defended priests who sexually abuse children and blamed some victims for “seducing” them, has apologized for the controversial remarks. By David Gibson.
UPDATE: Rev. Benedict Groeschel apologizes for sex abuse comments
(RNS) The Rev. Benedict Groeschel on Thursday evening apologized for comments he made defending clergy abusers and blaming victims. The remarks by the popular priest sparked a firestorm of controversy.
Prominent priest, Rev. Benedict Groeschel, blames sex victims, says first-time abusers shouldn’t face jail
NEW YORK (RNS) The Rev. Benedict Groeschel, a prominent author and speaker who is especially popular with conservative Catholics and bishops, has sparked outrage by saying that priests who sexually abuse children "on their first offense" should not go to jail. He added that in “a lot of cases” the child is “the seducer.” By David Gibson and Daniel Burke.
Prominent Catholic priest, Rev. Benedict Groeschel, says first-time sex abusers shouldn’t be jailed
The Rev. Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan friar from New York who appears often on EWTN, a conservative Catholic TV channel, said that priests who abuse children "on their first offense" should not go to jail.
