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Sex abuse victims tell Catholic Church: Stop pretending the worst is over
Clergy sex abuse victims listed a “dirty dozen” potential papal candidates Wednesday and urged the Roman Catholic Church to “get serious” about protecting children, helping victims and exposing corruption. “We want to urge Catholic prelates to stop pretending that the worst is over regarding the clergy sex abuse and cover…
Clergy sex allegations soar in the US
WASHINGTON – Allegations of sexual abuse involving the Roman Catholic clergy in the United States rose sharply last year to nearly 700 from around 400 in 2009, according to a church report Monday. The vast majority of the allegations, 653, involved alleged abuse that occurred decades ago but whose “victims/survivors…
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