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Altar boy murdered retired priest over 'sex abuse' court told

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An altar boy murdered a retired priest and chopped his body into pieces because he had sexually abused him, a court heard yesterday.

Christopher Hunnisett was 17 when he allegedly drowned Rev Ronald Glazebrook, 81, at the home they shared in St Leonards, East Sussex, in 2001. Hunnisett, 26, who pleads not guilty to murder, is standing trial a second time after his original conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal.
Australian psychologists
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Judge bans campaign against child abuse in Wangaratta

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A JUDGE has banned a campaign against child abuse in a country town under an unprecedented court order.

Police have removed flyers promoting White Balloon Day from the windows of pubs, shops, offices and cafes in Wangaratta.
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HELL ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN

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An Australian mother’s love. The power of the Catholic Church. A fight for justice over child sexual abuse.
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Prevent Child Sexual Abuse. PASS ERIN’S LAW.

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Targeting: The President of the United States, The U.S. Senate, and The U.S. House of Representatives
Started by: Sarah Robin

Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, by schools educating children on sexual abuse in a child friendly manner. PASS ERIN'S LAW at the state and federal level.
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Bishops vow to report abuse to authorities

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GERMAN CATHOLIC bishops have vowed to report to state prosecutors all suspected cases of clerical child abuse.

Guidelines presented yesterday are the answer of the Catholic Church in Germany to a wave of abuse cases that came to light earlier this year.
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True News: Catholic Child Abuse

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If this is what is going on in the 21st century, imagine what was going on in the Middle Ages… Some facts and realities behind the recent Catholic scandals about child sexual abuse. From Freedomain Radio References/Text fdrurl.com

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Sex allegations shock Kerala Church

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Kerala Church has been rocked by the release of a controversial book which accuses its clergy of a range of misdemeanours and abuses. An official has responded by describing the book as “an all-out attempt to malign the Church.”
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Church supports White Balloon Day

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The Catholic Church will throw its support behind a national campaign against child sexual assault for the first time.

The church announced on Thursday that it would support Bravehearts' White Balloon Day campaign during Child Protection Week, September 5 to 12.
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Dublin's Archbishop Martin has not discussed resignations with Pope

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Irish analysts continue to scrutinize Pope Benedict’s decision not to accept the resignations of two Dublin auxiliary bishops.

The key question being asked: whether the Pope’s choice reflects a setback for Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who clearly wished for the two bishops to step down.
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The Irish Times `papal talks' story unfounded

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By Garry O'Sullivan Editor

It seemed like an amazing scoop for The Irish Times newspaper last week when it was able to reveal that not only was Dublin's Archbishop Martin still in favour with the Pope but that he had recently had 'exhaustive discussions' with the Pope who backed him fully on his strategy in Dublin.

The report was made from Rimini in Italy where Archbishop Martin was giving a speech to a gathering of Communion and Liberation members.
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Irish cardinal will not resign after scandals, he says

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Armagh, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Months after the revelation that he helped cover up for one of Ireland's most notoriously abusive priests, the country's top Catholic churchman, Cardinal Sean Brady, says he has "moved on" and will not resign.

"I've moved on there, I think, and I got a lot of support in my decision," he told CNN in a rare interview.
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Judge dismisses ‘with prejudice’ sex abuse charges against Catholic priest

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Charleston, W.Va., (CNA).- A judge in West Virginia has dismissed all charges against a Catholic priest from Cincinnati who was accused of molesting a 10-year-old boy in 1991. Attorneys for the priest, who was suspended for over a year because of the allegations, said the ruling found that the accuser had manipulated and falsified evidence.
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Are people afraid to talk about sexual abuse of children?

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Glori Meldrum, founder of Little Warriors, thinks so. This energetic, no-nonsense, survivor of abuse during her childhood is convinced that society won’t tackle the issue seriously because so many people in power may be hiding their own or a family member’s involvement.
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THE SILENT CHILD.. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

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WARNING,,,THIS VIDEO MAY TRIGGER! This is my reading of a poem describing the life of a child having to endure incest. When I first read it, it was like someone looked inside my bedroom growing up and wrote down what they saw. I recorded myself reading it to try and show others that don’t know what its like to be one of us.
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Diocese, Vatican working to defrock priest accused of sexual abuse

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The Allentown Diocese is working with the Vatican to defrock a priest accused of sexually abusing a young woman and impregnating her after counseling her at Central Catholic High School.

The process, called laicization, removes a priest from a clerical state, diocesan spokesman Matt Kerr said Tuesday.
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Fraud Claim Against Diocese For Nondisclosure of Priest's Past Sex Abuse Is Dismissed

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In Doe v. Diocese of New Ulm, (MN Ct. App., Aug. 31, 2010), the Minnesota Court of Appeals dismissed claims against a Catholic diocese by several women who alleged that they were sexually abused as children by a priest, Father David Rooney.
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Extradited priest (82) sent for trial on sex abuse charges

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By JOHN FALLON

AN 82-year-old priest has been sent forward for trial on two charges of sexually assaulting a boy in the west of Ireland more than four decades ago.

The priest appeared before Loughrea District Court in Co Galway yesterday charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year old boy at separate locations in the west of Ireland in 1968.
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Sex priest jailed for abusing sisters

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Dublin based priest Father Eugene Lewis, unanimously convicted of sexually abusing three sisters in their Co Fermanagh home going back almost 50 years, has been jailed for a total of four years in a Belfast Court.
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Belgian cardinal defamed by abuse cover-up

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The former head of the Belgian Catholic church was defamed by a newspaper report accusing him of trying to cover up the sexual abuse of a minor by the former bishop of Bruges, his lawyer said.
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Pope likely to meet church sex abuse victims during visit to UK

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The Tory peer organising the Pope’s visit to Britain has given the strongest possible hint that the pontiff will meet victims of church sex abuse during his stay.

Lord Patten also suggested that such an attempt to atone for the crimes of British clergy would take place behind closed doors for “obvious reasons”.
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Disclosure and Betrayal

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I get a lot of emails and letters from abuse survivors who are stunned by the response of family, friends, and clergy when they disclosed their experiences of abuse.

No matter how much these people may have failed them in the past; they still somehow believed that once the abuse is exposed, they will find support, acceptance, and compassion. Instead, they found the same old toxic dynamics, the same dysfunction, and the same sick system that harbors secrets and covers up abuse.

In many ways, this kind of response is almost equal to the betrayal and trauma brought on by the original abuse.
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The History of Catholic Celibacy

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Priests had many concubines - too costly for the Church


The idea of Catholic celibacy is especially foolish when you realize the reason behind it. Before the middle ages it was allowable for Catholic priests to have multiple wives and mistresses (concubines). But with concerns for protecting Church property from inheritance Pope Pelagius I made new priests agree offspring could not inherit Church property.

Pope Gregory then declared all sons of priests illegitimate (only sons since lowly daughters could not inherit anyway in society).
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Belgian cardinal: I was 'naive' to meet victim

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By RAF CASERT (AP)

BRUSSELS — The former head of Belgium's Roman Catholic Church has acknowledged that he should not have held a meeting with a victim of serial sexual abuse and suggested a cover up until the offending bishop retired.

The April 8 meeting that retired Cardinal Godfried Danneels held was secretly taped by the victim and the conversation was published in two newspapers over the weekend.
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Call for one-day boycott of Mass

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Madam, – I am a married Catholic priest and I agree with Cyril Daly (August 30th) that the Mass is indeed special for us Irish Catholics and that it is very helpful for us to celebrate the Lord’s Supper together in our parish communities. However, he makes no attempt to address the rationale for the proposed one-day Mass boycott on September 26th and shows no understanding of the absolute frustration felt by good Irish Catholics sickened by the Ferns, Ryan and Murphy reports and who do not wish to collude in the ongoing abuse of women in our Catholic Church by the Roman control group.
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Catholic priest formerly of southeast Georgia cleared of abuse charges

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By Savannah Morning News

A priest formerly in charge of three southeast Georgia Catholic missions has been cleared of charges he sexually abused a child.

The Rev. Bob Poandl was serving as pastor of St. Christopher in Claxton, Holy Cross in Pembroke and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Sand Hill when he was accused June 9, 2009, of sexual misconduct in the early 1990s with a West Virginia child.
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15 Lures of Sexual Predators

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Parents, grandparents, guardians…who ever you are/whatever your title, if you are involved in the life of a child then you need to read this. Everyone that surrounds a child in a circle of love should know what child predators look for and to be aware. No, it’s not happy reading, but necessary none the less.
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Under-fire Irish Cardinal vows to join Pope on visit to Britain

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Cardinal Seán Brady has faced widespread criticism over his handling of a clergy child abuse scandal, and for his refusal to apologise after a priest was allowed to evade questioning over an IRA bombing.
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Attorney shares story of sex abuse by priest

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BY KATHLEEN LAVEY LANSING STATE JOURNAL

Old tiles unleash a flood of memories

LANSING -- Vintage ceramic tile and linoleum in his new workplace led attorney Gregory Guggemos to recall his days at St. Vincent home for children in the 1950s, he said Tuesday.

Guggemos said he was abused at that home by its founder, Msgr. John Slowey, who led Catholic Social Services of Lansing.
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Bad News from the Netherlands

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900 Victims of Sexual Abuse in Dutch Roman Catholic Church Register.

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Kenyan Priest Charged With Sex Assault in Virginia Served As Chaplain in NH

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A priest who had served as chaplain at a small New Hampshire Catholic college was arrested in Virginia last month and charged with sexual assault against an 11-year-old girl, two activists organizations said yesterday.
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Family sues church, pastor for allegedly harboring a pedophile

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By Jon Brines Gold Country News Service

The family of a 14-year-old Loomis girl molested by a youth pastor at Crossroads Community Church in Rocklin are now suing him and the church for allowing the abuse to occur.

The church is also known as Rocklin Foursquare Church and the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel based in Los Angeles.
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JANE DOE 43C v. DIOCESE OF NEW ULM

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Jane Doe 43C, et al., Appellants,
v.
Diocese of New Ulm, et al., Respondents.

No. A10-374.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Filed August 31, 2010.

Jeffrey R. Anderson, Kathleen P. O'Connor, Jeff Anderson & Associates, St. Paul, Minnesota, for appellants.

Thomas B. Wieser, Jennifer R. Larimore, Meier, Kennedy & Quinn, Chtd., St. Paul, Minnesota, for respondents.

Considered and decided by Peterson, Presiding Judge; Wright, Judge; and Larkin, Judge.
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Former students of deaf school seek to sue over alleged abuse

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A man who claims he was physically and sexually abused as a child while he attended an institute for the hearing impaired is seeking to sue a group of Quebec Catholic priests.

Serge D'Arcy, 54, is requesting to launch the class-action suit on behalf of hundreds of former students at L'institut des sourdes de Montreal, a home for deaf boys on St. Laurent Blvd.
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Catholic Church more interested in making excuses

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The Catholic Church has been accused of showing more interest in making excuses than dealing with the pain of victims in its response to the Claudy bombing report.
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What the Pope Knew

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Investigative documentary exploring pope’s role in managing the child sexual abuse crisis - debuts Saturday, September 25at 8:00pm ET & PT on CNN/U.S. and CNN International.
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Alleged Lansing priest sex abuse victim comes forward

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Kathleen Lavey • klavey@lsj.com

Attorney says he hopes his story helps others traumatized by clergy

Vintage ceramic tile and linoleum in his new workplace helped attorney Gregory Guggemos to recall his days at St. Vincent home for children in the 1950s - and what he believes was abuse at the hands of its founder, he said Tuesday.

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No contest doesn't mean no evidence

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Jim is the director of a poverty relief Christian ministry in Tennessee. One of his staff members is an ordained Baptist minister who, in 2006, was charged by Georgia authorities on 16 counts of child pornography, 2 counts of child molestation, and 2 counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes.

News about the minister was reported in a newspaper article, which is posted on the StopBaptistPredators website.
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A story of clergy sexual abuse

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A victim describes the aftermath of alleged abuse by a Catholic priest.
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German church to require police checks for those working with youths

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By Catholic News Service

TRIER, Germany (CNS) -- The German Catholic Church will require all employees who work with young people to obtain police checks and undergo psychiatric tests when necessary, under new guidelines published Aug. 31.
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Reports on abuse essential

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By Jodie Jackson Jr.

Whether to call the state’s child abuse hot line is rarely an easy decision; the call and subsequent investigation can have a far-reaching impact on children and their families.

Andrea Shaw knows that predicament all too well. Even before becoming clinical coordinator at Rainbow House of Columbia seven months ago, Shaw made hot line calls in her role as a social worker.
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Cardinal, Who Mediated in Belgian Abuse Case, Says He Was Misled

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By DOREEN CARVAJAL and STEPHEN CASTLE

PARIS — With the recent release of tapes chronicling the private clash of a family over sexual abuse by a Belgian bishop, the retired cardinal who played a role as a mediator is now distancing himself from his longtime colleague and friend.

The cardinal, Godfried Danneels, 77, has moved to defend himself after the release of the tapes, which have provoked withering criticism of the cardinal, who was urging reconciliation in the matter.
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Adam and Eve defence: school chaplain took nude photos of girl

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By Bruce Mckean

Chris Firman was an assistant chaplain and teacher at the Whitsunday Anglican School when he took nude photos of a 15-year-old female student.

He befriended the troubled teenager, showed her semi-nude pictures of women in two photo albums at his home, and raised the issue of nudity with her.
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Centreville man accused of child sex crimes arrested in Poland

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by Gregg MacDonald

An international manhunt for a Centreville man described by U.S. Marshals as one of the most wanted child sex offenders in the country ended last week in Poland.

Former Little League Baseball coach John E. Hamilton, 39, was arrested Aug. 25 by the Polish Border Guard as he attempted to cross into Poland from the Czech Republic. Hamilton is on the G8 Wanted Child Sex Offender list, making him one of the 10 most wanted child sex offenders in the U.S., according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Priests who sin remain priests who win

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The Catholic Church denied a pedophile priest sexually abused two young sisters more than a decade after the man was jailed for attacking children over a period of 50 years.

The denial came despite an earlier letter written to the girls’ parents by Cardinal George Pell, apologising for the priest’s crimes and acknowledging the findings by the church’s investigator that the cleric had raped both the children.
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Mystery lingers in parents' lawsuit against priest, diocese

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By Mary E. Young Reading Eagle

The question of whether the parents of a 19-year-old woman knew she was living with a priest when they filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing and impregnating her remained unanswered Monday.

Jay N. Abramowitch, the parents' Wyomissing attorney, said he could not talk about the specifics of the suit filed in Berks County Court last week.
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Hannibal Lecter of sex abuse priests sought

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A major search is underway for Oliver O'Grady, the elusive Limerick priest who was deported to Ireland 10 years ago after being jailed for sexually abusing two boys. American law firm Manly, McGuire and Stewart now want to serve the defrocked Irish priest with papers for a civil action on behalf of his alleged victims.
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Abuse payments sap diocese fund, putting churches at risk

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By John Stucke The Spokesman-Review

Diocese must raise more money; properties listed as collateral

The Catholic Diocese of Spokane is broaching a consequence of its bankruptcy once thought unthinkable – the sale of churches to pay victims of clergy sex abuse.

New claims of abuse that occurred decades ago continue to be filed, approved and paid, draining a special $1 million fund that now needs replenishing as part of the legal settlement the diocese signed to end its bankruptcy.
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Priest charged with sex assault in Va. served as chaplain in NH

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MANCHESTER – A priest who had served as chaplain at a small New Hampshire Catholic college was arrested in Virginia last month and charged with sexual assault against an 11-year-old girl, two activists organizations said yesterday.
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Retired cardinal in Belgium admits requesting silence from sex abuse victim

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By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

Cardinal Godfried Danneels is heard on secret tapes urging a sexual abuse victim to stay quiet until the bishop who molested him over a span of 13 years could retire.
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Triumph of evil: medical experiments on children in care of the Irish state

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After the heartbreaking revelations about the treatment of children in Irish industrial schools, documented in the Ryan Report, it is difficult to imagine how any action by the state or the Catholic Church could continue to shock.

Children in industrial schools, run by the Church on behalf of the state, were routinely enslaved, raped, beaten, tortured and starved. Now, it has come to light, that some of these children were also used as test subjects in experimental medical trials.