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Priest accused of sex abuse goes missing
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MANILA (UCAN): Father Daniel Baul of the Archdiocese of Pampanga, who has been accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl in a church-based centre for women and children has gone missing. He had been relieved of his priestly duties following the allegations. |
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Vatican diplomat accused of sexual assault loses immunity
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VATICAN (CNS): The Holy See has waived the diplomatic immunity of 74-year-old Italian Archbishop Luigi Ventura, a Vatican diplomat who has been representing the Holy See in France since 2009, |
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Philippine Church leader apologises to youth for sex abuse
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Manila (UCAN): “We bow in shame, we beg for forgiveness,” Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao, told about 15,000 delegates to this year’s National Youth Day celebration in Cebu on April 27. |
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Child sexual abuse in the institutional Church
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There are serious and profound changes taking place in the Catholic Church to acknowledge and prevent child sexual abuse by clerics and laypeople, to prosecute the perpetrators and to heal the victims. It is the belated result of generations of historical clerical child sexual abuse, and the denial and cover up of their crimes by some bishops and cardinals around the world. It has become a crisis for the Church as an institution. |
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Schoolyard bullies in the sacristy
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Pope accepts resignation of embattled Chilean cardinal
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VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of 77-year-old Ricardo Cardinal Ezzati of Santiago, Chile, the Vatican announced on March 23. While the Vatican did not give a reason for the cardinal stepping down, however, the cardinal has faced widespread criticism for his handling of cases of clerical sexual abuse in the country. All bishops are required to offer their resignations when they turn 75. The pope chose Bishop Celestino Aos Braco of Copiapo, who will turn 74-years-old on April 6, as diocesan administrator. |
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Filipino sex abuse victims to sue Church in United States
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TACLOBAN (UCAN): McDonald Worley, a lawyer from Texas, the United States (US), said that testimonies and evidence are being gathered for the filing of a civil suit against Father Kenneth Hendricks and a “Catholic church in Ohio” for damages. |
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Church must follow local laws on abuse
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VATICAN (CNS): Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a leading expert in child protection, said the Church must respect the law and accept court decisions regarding clerical sexual abuse and its cover-up, in a March 15 interview with Vatican News. |
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Wolves prowl while the muted shepherds cower
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