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Pope Benedict XVI defrocked 400 priests in two years
A document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for sexually molesting children.
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Bishops told paedophiles lie, victims must be heard
Psychologists told bishops from around the world on Tuesday that priests who rape and molest children lie when confronted with an accusation and that the church should listen first to victims since they usually tell the truth and need to be believed in order to heal.
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Vatican shielded Dublin priest until he raped boy in pub, says inquiry
The Vatican tried to stop church leaders in Dublin from defrocking a particularly dangerous pedophile priest and relented only after he raped a boy in a restroom at a pub, according to an investigation released on Friday.Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin said he fully accepted the findings of the latest chapter in Ireland's investigation into ch...
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Future pope stalled paedophile case
The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature.
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Indian priest accused of sexually molesting teen in US
Church documents show the Vatican was alerted to the accusations against the Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul more than three years ago but it did not respond.
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Pope Benedict XVI defrocked 400 priests in two years
A document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for sexually molesting children.
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Bishops told paedophiles lie, victims must be heard
Psychologists told bishops from around the world on Tuesday that priests who rape and molest children lie when confronted with an accusation and that the church should listen first to victims since they usually tell the truth and need to be believed in order to heal.
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Vatican shielded Dublin priest until he raped boy in pub, says inquiry
The Vatican tried to stop church leaders in Dublin from defrocking a particularly dangerous pedophile priest and relented only after he raped a boy in a restroom at a pub, according to an investigation released on Friday.Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin said he fully accepted the findings of the latest chapter in Ireland's investigation into ch...
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Future pope stalled paedophile case
The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature.
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Indian priest accused of sexually molesting teen in US
Church documents show the Vatican was alerted to the accusations against the Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul more than three years ago but it did not respond.
