clergy sex abuse scandal
Chair of NC Baptist Children’s Homes resigns after arrest for animal cruelty
By Yonat Shimron — May 26, 2023
(RNS) — James David 'Jim' Goldston III, 71, and his wife, Agnes, 73, of Raleigh, are accused of poisoning their neighbor's three dogs.
Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds
By Michael Tarm and Kathleen Foody — May 23, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) — 'The preliminary stages of this investigation have already demonstrated that the Catholic Church cannot police itself.'
Clergy sex abuse suits could bankrupt San Diego diocese
By Associated Press — February 13, 2023
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of San Diego, cited 'staggering' legal costs in dealing with some 400 lawsuits alleging priests and others sexually abused children.
20-year church abuse probe ends with monsignor’s quiet plea
By Maryclaire Dale — December 24, 2022
(AP) — A spokesperson for District Attorney Larry Krasner, who inherited the case from his predecessors, called Lynn's unannounced Nov. 2 plea 'the appropriate path for bringing finality and closure to the victims.'
Synod on Synodality had its doubters, but it’s proving to be balm for ‘enduring wounds’
By Thomas Reese — September 27, 2022
(RNS) — Many wounds reported by laity are inflicted not by individuals but by the institution itself.
Canadian megachurch discloses 38 reports of sexual misconduct by 4 pastors
By Yonat Shimron — June 13, 2022
(RNS) — Bruxy Cavey isn't the only pastor of The Meeting House to be charged with sexual misconduct. Four pastors at the church he once led have been accused — and two convicted — of sexual crimes.
Report finds 196 clerics abused minors in German diocese
By Associated Press — June 13, 2022
BERLIN (AP) — 'The bishops and other officials in the diocesan leadership were in some cases extensively in the know,' about the abuse, co-author Thomas Grossboelting said.
The Southern Baptist and Catholic sexual abuse crises, compared
By Mark Silk — May 25, 2022
(RNS) — Very different religious bodies, very similar disgrace.
Bishops in Spain ask lawyers to audit their sex abuse record
By Aritz Parra — February 23, 2022
MADRID (AP) — The inquiry is intended to cover all abuse and is not limited to investigating only cases in a certain time period.
Pope Benedict faulted over sex abuse claims: New report is just one chapter in his – and Catholic Church’s – fraught record
By David Gibson — February 1, 2022
(The Conversation) — Pope Benedict XVI’s many years of wrestling with the abuse crisis highlight the Catholic Church’s broader challenges addressing it.
Pope Benedict accused of mishandling sex abuse cases: 4 essential reads
By Molly Jackson — January 24, 2022
(The Conversation) — A German report accused retired Pope Benedict XVI of mishandling several cases of sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. Here are a few of our related articles on the Catholic Church’s crisis.
Pope vows justice for abuse victims after Ratzinger faulted
By Nicole Winfield — January 21, 2022
ROME (AP) — Francis said the church was continuing to discern the way forward in the abuse scandal, which has discredited the Catholic hierarchy at the Vatican and around the world.
Police allege Hillsong founder concealed child sex abuse
By Rod Mcguirk — August 5, 2021
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Houston, 67, suggested the charges related to allegations that his preacher father, Frank Houston, had abused a boy over several years in the 1970s.
Report: Clergy abuse in Iowa was ‘overwhelming’ but now rare
By Ryan J. Foley — June 24, 2021
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The review found that only five Iowa priests have been the subject of allegations since 2002, and that bishops who participated in concealing past problems are no longer in charge in Iowa.
Southern Baptist pastors demand inquiry into handling of sex abuse cases
By Yonat Shimron — June 7, 2021
(RNS) — The pastors want to confront allegations detailed in letters from outgoing SBC ethics chief Russell Moore, who said top leaders of the convention resisted sexual abuse reforms and bullied a sexual abuse victim.
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