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  • Since 2002, U.S. church has had strict protocols in place to address abuse

    Since 2002, U.S. church has had strict protocols in place to address abuse

    • Dec 23, 2017

    After the sex abuse crisis began, protocols were put into place and now all U.S. dioceses and eparchies undergo independent audits of their current sexual abuse policies and practices and give detailed reports on complaints against their clergy since 1950.

    By Julie Asher
  • Clergy abuse victims haunted by sex harassment news

    Clergy abuse victims haunted by sex harassment news

    • Dec 22, 2017

    While there are key differences, the sexual harassment detailed in today’s headlines shares the same well-worn themes that made it so hard for many clergy abuse victims to come forward more than a decade ago: fear of retribution and disbelief, impossible power dynamics and confidential settlements that bury complaints.

    By Associated Press
  • The ‘hurt is still there,’ says Cardinal O’Malley at news conference

    The ‘hurt is still there,’ says Cardinal O’Malley at news conference

    • Dec 22, 2017

    Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, in response to a question on whether he can forgive Cardinal Law, said that “forgiveness is what Christianity is all about, and that doesn’t make it easy.”

    By Mark Labbe
  • Why the Vatican thought Law’s funeral Mass was the right thing to do

    • Dec 22, 2017

    Many Americans may question the Vatican’s decision to stage a funeral Mass for Cardinal Bernard Law on Thursday, but there are at least four reasons why they went ahead.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Law’s death creates delicate tightrope act for U.S. Catholic leaders

    Law’s death creates delicate tightrope act for U.S. Catholic leaders

    • Dec 22, 2017

    Responding to the death of Cardinal Bernard Law, the disgraced former archbishop of Boston who became the face of the clergy sexual abuse crisis, proved to be a tightrope act for U.S. Church leaders attempting to balance principles of Christian mercy with an appropriate response to the survivors of sexual abuse.

    By Christopher White
  • Senior Vatican figure says at Law’s funeral, ‘Even cardinals make mistakes’

    Senior Vatican figure says at Law’s funeral, ‘Even cardinals make mistakes’

    • Dec 21, 2017

    Before an unusually small congregation of mourners, a funeral Mass for Cardinal Bernard Law was celebrated behind the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday afternoon.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
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