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Pope says not laicizing priest guilty of abuse was a mistake; it will never happen again
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- September 21, 2017
Pope Francis told the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors he has been learning “on the job” better ways to handle priests found guilty of abuse, and he recounted a decision he has now come to regret: That of agreeing to a more lenient sanction against an Italian priest, rather than laicizing him as the doctrinal team recommended. Two years later the priest abused again, and the pope said he has since learned “it’s a terrible sickness” that requires a different approach.
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Archdiocese of Santa Fe releases names of accused priests
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- September 13, 2017
Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester told parishioners the archdiocese needed to publicly acknowledge and identify clergy and religious leaders accused of perpetrating child sexual abuse within the one of the nation’s oldest archdiocese. Wester called the abuse cases “deep source of sadness and shame for our Church.”
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Ex-priest declared sexually violent, fate yet to be decided
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- September 9, 2017
State prosecutors said the former Chicago priest should remain locked up at an Illinois facility for sex offenders. In 2007, McCormack pleaded guilty to molesting five boys and was sentenced to five years in prison. A judge on Wednesday agreed with prosecutors, but his fate is not decided.
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6 counts dropped for former bishop, sex abuse charges remain
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- August 27, 2017
Retired Bishop Thomas O’Brien stands accused of molesting a boy 35 years ago. Six other charges against him have been dropped, but the charge of sexual abuse remains. O’Brien had been the bishop of Phoenix for 21 years, but resigned after the diocese became embroiled in the sex abuse scandal and after he was arrested for a hit-and-run death of a pedestrian.
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Clerical abuse scandal hits Argentine president’s school
- Associated Press, Global Church
- August 14, 2017
Pope Francis has spoken over the telephone to a victim who was abused at the Cardenal Newman school, which was launched in Argentina in 1948 by the Christian Brothers, a religious order founded two centuries ago to focus on educating disadvantaged youth. In recent years, it has faced abuse claims at many of the schools it has opened worldwide.
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Netflix series on abuse prompts calls for priest’s files
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- July 2, 2017
Netflix has been airing what some consider very controversial series of late. The one now taking fire is called “The Keepers” and is about a nun, Cathy Cesnik, who was killed. The crime remains unsolved, but the series indicates a priest may have been her killer.
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