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Secrets, lies and threatened lawsuits protected Brian Boucher through two decades of priestly life before Montreal Church authorities finally investigated the former pastorƵapp bizarre, aggressive and abusive behaviour.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:40:08 -0500 Vatican court continues trial on alleged abuse at minor seminary /faith/item/32287-vatican-court-continues-trial-on-alleged-abuse-at-minor-seminary /faith/item/32287-vatican-court-continues-trial-on-alleged-abuse-at-minor-seminary

VATICAN CITY -- At a criminal trial involving alleged sexual abuse at a minor seminary located in the Vatican, the Vatican City State criminal court accepted a motion to allow the alleged victim to seek damages from the seminary and the religious institution that runs it.

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VATICAN CITY - The clerical sexual abuse crisis is rooted in the "egregious event" of the cultural and sexual revolution of the 1960s and a collapse in the belief of absolute truth and in God, retired Pope Benedict XVI wrote in a lengthy reflection.

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME — To fight clerical sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must have clear laws and procedures, but it also must engage in "spiritual combat," because it is obvious the devil is at work, Pope Francis said.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:34:32 -0400 Archdiocese of Montreal hires retired judge to examine sex abuse files /item/29243-archdiocese-of-montreal-hires-retired-judge-to-examine-sex-abuse-files /item/29243-archdiocese-of-montreal-hires-retired-judge-to-examine-sex-abuse-files

Five Montreal-area dioceses have hired a retired judge to examine seven decades of archival files to shed light on credible reports of sexual abuse by clergy that have been kept silent.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:05:47 -0400 Readers Speak Out: March 24, 2019 /opinion/letters/item/29241-readers-speak-out-march-24-2019 /opinion/letters/item/29241-readers-speak-out-march-24-2019

I commend Fr. Michael Machacek for visiting Toronto parishes to “share information” and help give Catholics “hope” regarding the “horrors of priestly abuse.” But after reading the facts/figures he cites, I suggest that readers google a recent study published by Fr. Paul Sullins, a sociology professor who taught at the Catholic University of America (CUA) for many years. His report is entitled “Is the Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse related to Homosexual Priests?”

]]> ena@catholicregister.org (Ena Goquiolay) Letters to the editor Tue, 26 Mar 2019 11:42:12 -0400 Pope Francis accepts resignation of Chilean cardinal embattled in abuse coverup /home/international/item/29229-pope-francis-accepts-resignation-of-chilean-cardinal-embattled-in-abuse-coverup /home/international/item/29229-pope-francis-accepts-resignation-of-chilean-cardinal-embattled-in-abuse-coverup VATICAN – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Chilean cardinal who has faced widespread criticism for his handling of cases of clerical sexual abuse in the country.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:25:31 -0400 Readers Speak Out: March 24, 2019 /opinion/letters/item/29222-readers-speak-out-march-24-2019 /opinion/letters/item/29222-readers-speak-out-march-24-2019

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I commend Fr. Michael Machacek for visiting Toronto parishes to “share information” and help give Catholics “hope” regarding the “horrors of priestly abuse.” But after reading the facts/figures he cites, I suggest that readers google a recent study published by Fr. Paul Sullins, a sociology professor who taught at the Catholic University of America (CUA) for many years. His report is entitled “Is the Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse related to Homosexual Priests?”

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Letters to the editor Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:39:59 -0400 Polish cardinal, St. John Paul's aide, defends pontiff's record on sex abuse /home/international/item/29219-polish-cardinal-st-john-paul-s-aide-defends-pontiff-s-record-on-sex-abuse /home/international/item/29219-polish-cardinal-st-john-paul-s-aide-defends-pontiff-s-record-on-sex-abuse WARSAW, Poland – A close aide to St. John Paul II has vigorously defended the late pope's handling of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and denied accusations that he ignored the problem during his 27-year pontificate.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:10:11 -0400 Abuse victim looks for a Church that ‘tries to shed the wall’ /item/29212-abuse-victim-looks-for-a-church-that-tries-to-shed-the-wall /item/29212-abuse-victim-looks-for-a-church-that-tries-to-shed-the-wall

Leona Huggins keeps telling her story — even though itƵapp unpleasant and sheƵapp tired of talking about it. 

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:32:04 -0400