Bishop accountability

Director: Victims call new film on abuse ‘the French “Spotlight”‘
- Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
- Oct 13, 2019
Anybody who sees “By the Grace of God,” a new French-language film that details a true-to-life French clerical sex abuse scandal, may be struck by similarities to the U.S. drama “Spotlight,” which dealt with the abuse scandal that erupted in Boston in 2002.
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Catholic Diocese names 15 priests accused of child sex abuse
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Sep 21, 2019
The Catholic Diocese of Wichita has published a list naming 15 priests credibly accused of child sexual abuse.
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Clericalism at heart of crisis, says survivor, but its ‘day coming to end’
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Sep 14, 2019
Vatican officials needed “a safeguarding policy” in place ages ago to prevent abuse and address it when it occurred, said Marie Collins, a clergy sexual abuse survivor from Ireland.
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Dismissed NFL suit cited in sexual abuse suit against Church
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Sep 14, 2019
A Louisiana court’s recent dismissal of a lawsuit against the NFL over officiating at a January playoff game is now being cited by attorneys for the Catholic Church as they fight civil lawsuits over alleged sex abuse by clergy.
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Wyoming bishop a perfect test case for Pope’s vows of accountability
- News Analysis
- Sep 1, 2019
It’s difficult to imagine a better test case for whether “Vox estis” has any teeth, at least in the U.S., than the case of Bishop Joseph Hart.
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All San Diego diocesan employees meet to hear new steps in abuse fight
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Aug 18, 2019
Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego gathered all 2,500-plus diocesan employees for the first time in its history to announce an expansion of the fight against the sexual abuse of children not just within the local church but in the greater society.
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