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Outspoken Nigerian nun says “zero tolerance” means defrocking
- Feb 26, 2019
Sister Veronica Openibo of Nigeria said Monday that a priest who abuses a child “cannot be in the priesthood.”
Four take-aways from the pope’s summit on clerical sexual abuse
- Feb 25, 2019
One take-away from the the pope’s Feb. 21-24 summit on clerical abuse is that global perspective is key, while another is that activist groups on the issue were left cold.
Vatican’s legal procedures for handling sex abuse, explained
- Feb 21, 2019
An explanation of what happens when a priest is accused of sex abuse.
Theodore McCarrick will continue to be a Catholic priest
- Feb 20, 2019
Once a priest, always a priest.
McCarrick’s rise through Church hierarchy began as altar boy
- Feb 17, 2019
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s rise through the Catholic Church hierarchy, during which he established a reputation as a globe-trotting human rights advocate before being brought down by sex abuse scandals, began as an altar boy in New York City.
Pope Francis defrocks Italian priest convicted of child sex abuse
- Jun 30, 2017
Pope Francis has decided to defrock Mauro Inzoli, also known as Don Mercedes for his love of fancy cars, who has been found guilty of eight counts of sexual abuse of children aged 12 to 16. Benedict XVI moved to defrock him in 2012 but Francis chose leniency before recently changing his mind.
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