Here Are the Hundreds of SF Archdiocese Catholic Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse
30 SEPTEMBER 2022 SF NEWS JOE KUKURA On Thursday, a group of Catholic Church sexual abuse survivors revealed a public list of 312...
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What Bishop Bode's decision means for accountability
A German bishop will remain in office after scandal - and says he consulted with a Vatican expert. Here's why that matters.
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Catholic Church Sex Abuse
Abuselawsuit.com provides informational resources and support for survivors of institutional sexual abuse and sexual assault.
- Aug 17
SPU sues WA Attorney General, saying probe of LGBTQ+ policies violates religious freedom
Protest the board of trustees deciding to maintain a policy against hiring people in same-sex marriages. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
- Aug 16
Report: Catholic clergy’s unquestioned — and uneducated — power spurs abuse
The report, 'Beyond Bad Apples,' looks at systemic causes behind the clergy sex abuse scandal of past decades.
- Aug 13
Catholic Church sex abuse prevention programs inadequate, says think tank
By Christina Spicer After a two-year investigation, a child advocacy think-tank has found that Catholic sex abuse prevention programs are...
- Jul 6
Bishops suspend priest convicted of child sex abuse, reopen probe
A Catholic parishioner holds a rosary during a mass in Caracas, on Dec. 15, 2021.
- Jul 6
FBI opens sweeping prove of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
The FBI is looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them.
- Jul 1
The Abuse Scandal & Synodality
The year 2018 was a turning point in the modern history of the Catholic Church’s response to the global abuse crisis, and once again...
- Jun 30
FBI investigating Catholic Church in New Orleans for child sex abuse
The FBI has launched a sprawling sex abuse investigation into the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans that’s targeting predator priests...
- Jun 21
How Churches Can Do Better at Responding to Sexual Abuse
We often have a very twisted understanding of authority and unity, and it is wielded in a way that keeps whistle-blowers silent.
- Jun 12
Abuse in the Church and the Road to Jericho
It wasn't the robbers Jesus castigated in the Parable of the Good Samaritan. It was the religious leaders.
- May 23
Fordham conference on abuse highlights ways the church can foster healthier culture of sexuality
Pope Francis summoned the heads of bishops' conferences in 130 countries for a summit on the protection of children.
- May 16
‘All the hurt and the rage’: Elders recall trauma of Native boarding schools
Deborah Parker, CEO of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition and a Tulalip citizen
- May 5
This Is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse
This Is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse
- Apr 29
Archdiocese of Seattle settles 2 sex abuse claims for $375K
...settle two separate claims of sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. By The Associated Press The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The...
- Apr 15
'We were totally ignored': Attorney for abuse survivor speaks out on lawsuit
Robert McWilliams pleaded guilty to sexually abusing multiple teen boys as well as possession of child pornography. He later died by suicide
- Apr 7
The church needs to name and confront 'clerical fragility'
Last week two major U.S. Catholic universities hosted conferences that engaged ongoing historical and theological research on clergy sexual
- Apr 1
Memorial for the children whose remains were discovered near the Kamloops Indian Residential School
‘I Feel Shame’: Pope Apologizes to Indigenous People of Canada.'
- Mar 29
Former Catholic bishop admits covering up sexual abuse allegations
Howard Hubbard made admission during a deposition last year as part of a response to dozens of claims filed in New York