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All Is Not Forgiven
The investigation found that reforms promised by the Vatican after the priest sex abuse scandal were ignored. Only when confronted with the findings of the investigation did the Archdiocese of Los Angeles admit that its background check of priests did not go beyond reviewing a letter from a former superior.
Tags: sex abuse; priests; Vatican; Catholic Church
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Spiritually Bankrupt
The investigation revealed the coordinated lengths to which the Roman Catholic Church was protecting its vast wealth from sex abuse victims.
Tags: sex abuse; Catholic Church; priests; ; Pope Benedict XVI
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"Money and Influence Peddling in the Vatican"
Reporter Jason Berry took an in-depth look at how sexual abuse in the Catholic Church was allowed to continue. His series of stories that appeared in the National Catholic Reporter, focused on Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, a prominent figure in the Church. Berry revealed that Maciel, who has allegedly sexually abused his seminarians since the 1950s, has been making payments to various Vatican officials that have "insulated the priest from punishment."
Tags: Vatican; Catholic; Priest; Father; Legion of Christ; sexual abuse; seminarians; Rome; Pope John Paul
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An Irish Tragedy
"This is the story of how Irish immigrant clergy, who had helped to build the American Catholic church in years past, undermined that church by their widespread sexual abuse of children. It is a sad tale that had gone untold, until now."
Tags: Irish; Catholic; sexual abuse; priests; Vatican;
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Study Reveals Vast Scope of Priest Abuse
A study by the LA Times shows the number of Catholic priests from Los Angeles Archdiocese that have been accused of sexual abuse since 1950.
Tags: Priest; sexual abuse; child molestation; catholic; archdiocese; scandal
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Priest Scandal Touches Northern Nevada
The authors investigated claims of sexual abuse by priests in northern Nevada, a region that had seemingly avoided the scandal. The story called into question the way the diocese and bishop handled abusive priests, and suggested they covered up the abuse and hoped to silence the accusers.
Tags: sex abuse; Catholic church; Nevada; priests; pedophiles; sexual molestation; cover-up;
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Altar Ego
This investigation examines a murder that occurred 45 years ago, committed by a priest. At the story's heart is a study of the profound difference between the Roman Catholic Church's view, especially the church of 1960, and that of the American judicial system, regarding the nature of justice.
Tags: murder; church; state government; local government; crime; priest; clergy
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Zipped Up!
This story is part of Russell's ongoing investigation into how the Roman Catholic hierarchy covers up sex-abuse by priests. Specifically, this story focuses on how former San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada co-opted district attorneys in three California counties to help keep decades of alleged sexual misconduct by priests secret.
Tags: Catholic Church; religion; sexual abuse; sexual harassment; clergy; child abuse; state government; priests; pedophiles; Archbishop William J. Levada; district attorneys; cover-up; cover up
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Canada vs. Vatican
Le Point magazine compares the Catholic Church's official doctrine re: homosexuality and gay marriage to the realities of sexual abuse by Canadian priests, finding a blatant conflict between the Vatican's condemnation of gay marriage and its long-standing toleration of priests' child abuse. The article is in French, but the Resource Center has provided a basic translation in English.
Tags: separation of church and state; discrimination; civil rights; Catholic Church; Vatican; the Pope; child abuse; child pornography
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Indecent Proposal: Priest Caught On Tape
KTVA reporters investigate alleged sexual harassment by a Catholic Priest in Anchorage.
Tags: Catholic Church; sexual harassment