A U.S. bishop accused of molesting adults resigned on Thursday, in the latest sex abuse scandal to rock the Catholic Church.
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US Church divided over claims that pope ignored sex abuse
The controversy over an alleged high-level cover-up of Church sex abuse in America has revealed a deep rift among US bishops that reflects both the damage done by the pedophilia scandals rocking the Vatican — and the country’s current political divisiveness.
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Child sex abuse: Pope Francis to resign?
Pressure is mounting on Pope Francis to resign after a grand jury report in Pennsylvania found that possibly more than 1,000 children in six dioceses had been sexually abused by about 300 priests or higher ranking officials.
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Pope asks for forgiveness for all kinds of abuse within church
Pope condemns clergy sex scandals, wants church ‘firm and decisive’ on child abuse
Pope ‘begs for God’s forgiveness’ for sexual abuse scandal
Pope Francis in Ireland Sunday “begged for God’s forgiveness” for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally ignored allegations against senior clergy.
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BREAKING: Pope Francis meets Irish abuse victims, expresses ‘shame’
Pope Francis on Saturday met with eight Irish abuse victims after expressing “pain and shame” over the “failure” of the Catholic Church authorities to deal with the abuses, the Vatican said. READ ALSO: Pope Francis visits Dublin, a city split by Church sins “Pope Francis met early Saturday evening for an hour and a half with […] …
Irish sex abuse victim urges pope to remove ‘every rotten apple’
Pope Francis should rid the Catholic Church of “every rotten apple” and announce concrete measures against sexual abuse by the clergy during his visit to Ireland, a prominent Irish victim told said.
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