clergy sex scandal
My last conversation with Darrin Patrick
By Tony Jones — May 21, 2020
(RNS) — Darrin was a pastor, through and through. So after he had fallen and been fired from a church he founded, he subjected himself to a restoration process that was, by all accounts, brutal and exhausting.
Sex scandals show why evangelicals need to recover the sacrament of confession
By Joseph D'Souza — November 14, 2019
(RNS) — Imagine a church where everyone, including the senior pastor, was required to have a person they confessed to. For one, it would help avoid some of the major crises in the failures of leadership.
Pope Francis asks forgiveness for clergy sex abuse scandal
By David Gibson — April 11, 2014
(RNS) In his strongest personal remarks yet on the clergy sex abuse scandal, Pope Francis on Friday asked forgiveness "for the damage" that abusive priests have inflicted on children and pledged that the Catholic Church will not "take one step backward" in addressing the crisis.
Irish abuse victim, Boston cardinal named to Vatican sex abuse panel
By Eric J. Lyman — March 24, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The high-profile names on the sexual abuse commission give some indication of the importance Pope Francis has given to the panel.
Pope Francis criticized for defensive comments on abuse scandal
By David Gibson — March 6, 2014
(RNS) The pope faces a torrent of criticism from victims advocates and others who noted that Francis did not apologize for the abuse, has not disciplined any bishops and has yet to meet with any abuse victims.
$250,000 bail set for Philadelphia’s Monsignor William Lynn
By David Gibson — December 30, 2013
(RNS) “If the conviction is in question, is not the punishment in question?” asked Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina in setting a $250,000 bail for Philadelphia's Monsignor William Lynn, whose conviction of sheltering abusive priests was overturned.
Cardinal Keith O’Brien leaves Scotland under Vatican pressure
By David Gibson — May 15, 2013
(RNS) The Vatican on Wednesday said that Scottish Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who resigned in February amid reports that he had made sexual advances to a number of priests, will do penance in an undisclosed location outside of his country.
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