Church officials will not hand over any written confessions Although Hong Kong's Roman Catholic Church has said it will cooperate with police investigating allegations of sexual abuse of children, church officials will not hand over any written confessions by priests, a newspaper reported Thursday. The South China Morning Post … [Read more...]
Report: Hong Kong Catholics Won’t Hand Pedophile Priest Confessions to Police
Sex-Abuse Cases Show Gaps In Church Response
Allowed some priests to molest hundreds of children It started in January when news coverage revealed that the Archdiocese of Boston allowed some priests to molest hundreds of children over the decades. Four months later, in the other corner of the nation, the ouster of a popular Seattle priest has revealed gaps in pioneering efforts … [Read more...]
Bishop Deposed in Sex Abuse Case
Ignored requests to tell Boston parishes A lawyer says a memo shows Bishop John B. McCormack ignored requests to tell Boston parishes that their priests had been removed because of sex abuse allegations. The lawyer for three men who claim they were molested spoke before McCormack answered questions Monday during a closed … [Read more...]
16 Area Priests Removed Over Abuse Allegations Since 1980s
16 Priests Removed Over Abuse Allegations. At least 16 Roman Catholic priests in the Washington area have been removed from ministry since the mid-1980s after credible accusations of child sexual abuse, including two this year, according to church officials. Ten of the priests were from the Washington archdiocese, which comprises … [Read more...]
Five Priests Retiring With Abuse Accusations
Priests With Abuse Accusations. Five of the 10 priests listed as retiring this year from the Diocese of Rockville Centre had their priestly faculties removed recently because of allegations of sexual misconduct. The priests were listed in an article about new priest assignments, including retirements, in the Long Island Catholic, … [Read more...]
Victims Of Priests Urge Lifting Of Time Limit On Prosecutions
Survivors of abuse by priests urged the state Legislature to speed up its consideration of a bill that would allow prosecution in child sexual-abuse cases long after the alleged abuse takes place. "The goal of all of us is to pursue changes in the law so technicalities wouldn't prevent criminals from being prosecuted," Steve Palo … [Read more...]
Activists To Put Database of Accused Priests Online
Database Of Accused Priests. Roman Catholic activists have compiled an Internet database listing at least 600 U.S. priests who have faced public accusations of child sex abuse since 1996. The list, assembled by 10 Boston-area Catholics operating as a group called Survivors First, is drawn from U.S. newspaper articles and, in some … [Read more...]
