700 Files Reviewed After Sex Scandals Series
Clergy Sex Scandals. The Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida has launched a review of personnel files of present and former clergy dating back to the jurisdiction's founding in 1969. The Diocese of North Carolina, meanwhile, is seeking reimbursement for legal costs incurred in connection with a former area priest who has been … [Read more...]
Nineteen Catholic Bishops Have Resigned
Resigned since 1990 in the context of sex scandals. Nineteen Roman Catholic bishops, nine of them Americans, have resigned since 1990 in the context of sex scandals. U.S. cases: Cardinal Bernard Law, archbishop of Boston, on Friday, following months of criticism for his mishandling of sex abuse claims against priests. Bishop … [Read more...]
