Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The Deacon's Bench

Home
Catholic
Religion News

Sex abuse crisis

Select a Category "Mad Men" 9/11 advent All Things New Amazing video amazing videos amazon america Anglicans Anti-Catholicism art ascension thursday ash wednesday Atheists baltimore Bible Bishops Blogging bonnie engstrom Books bridgeport Brooklyn Chaplains children christian art christmas Church Churches CNEWA Converts criticism Deacons Death Penalty easter eastern christian Eastern Christians Ecumenism education Education Eucharist Europe euthanasia Evangelization Exorcism Family Feasts Gay rights Good Friday Great links Great Moments in Journalism Hanging with the saints heather renshaw Hispanic Catholics Hispanics History homelies Homilies Humor Hymn of the Week Immigration indianapolis Inspiration Interfaith news ireland Jesus Jews Journalism Judaism lent Liturgy logos Marriage Mary Media Medical news Mental health Middle East Monks Movies Music Muslims My world and welcome to it New Evangelization new york News Nuns Parenting Parish life peoria Persecution politics Politics Pope pope francis pope john paul Prayer Preaching Priests Pro-life Quote of the day radio rebecca frech ripp Ripped from the headlines rippred from the headlines Sacraments saints Scripture sex abuse Sex abuse crisis SEX ABUSE CRISIS TAGGED WITH: SEX ABUSE CRISIS The people in the pews the visitation project theatre This & that Thomas Merton Trappists TV Uncategorized uncategorized VATICAN Vatican vocation Vocations Voices & Views Women Worth a thousand words Writing Year of Faith year of mercy young people

Select a Month December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010

September 2013

September 27, 2013

Billy Graham’s grandson says evangelicals are “worse than Catholics” on the issue of sex abuse

From Religion News Service: The Christian mission field “is a magnet” for sex abusers, Boz...

September 24, 2013

Benedict writes to atheist, says he never tried to hide abuse cases

From CNS: In a letter to an atheist Italian mathematician, retired Pope Benedict XVI defended...

August 2013

August 13, 2013

Report: wife of Boston bomber converted to Islam over Catholic sex abuse scandal

Details from the Irish Times: A search for a religion with 'more morals' than the Catholicism she...

July 2013

July 22, 2013

A REALLY Great Moment in Journalism: NBC Reporter Anne Thompson Chats with Pope, Asks Him to Bless Medal

If memory serves, Anne Thompson also did the readings at one of the pope's daily...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Archbishop Myers Speaks Out on Fugee Case

The Newark prelate gave what appears to be his first interview on the case to...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Cardinal Pell Admits Cover-Up for “Fear of Scandal”

Details: Fear of scandal prompted the cover-up of child sex abuse allegations within the Catholic...

May 25, 2013

Archbishop Myers Breaks Silence on Fugee Scandal, Demotes Deputy

Details: A top official in the Archdiocese of Newark — second only to Archbishop John...

May 22, 2013

Fugee Update: “This Type of Thing Cannot Happen Again”

From CNS: Father Michael Fugee, a priest of the Newark Archdiocese who recently resigned from active ministry,...

May 21, 2013

Lifting the Veil on the “Catholic Whistleblowers”

From this morning's New York Times: They call themselves Catholic Whistleblowers, a newly formed cadre of...

May 21, 2013

Fr. Fugee Arrested

Details: A once-accused pedophile priest in New Jersey has been arrested on charges that he...

May 17, 2013

Report: Accused Priests Collecting Mass Stipends—UPDATED

From WLS in Chicago: Roman Catholic priests who are sex abusers are being paid to...

May 15, 2013

Cardinal O’Brien Leaving Scotland for “Spiritual Renewal, Prayer and Penance”

Details: Disgraced former Cardinal Keith O’Brien is to leave Scotland for several months after admitting...

May 13, 2013

Abuse report: 11 “credible allegations” against clergy in 2012

Details: The latest report on child protection in the U.S. Catholic Church found a total...

May 10, 2013

Despite official rebuke, Cardinal Mahony maintains high public profile

From the Los Angeles Times: When Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, of...

May 10, 2013

Newark hires high-profile criminal defense attorney

Details: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark has hired Michael Critchley, a high-profile criminal defense...

May 02, 2013

Newark’s Fr. Fugee resigns

Frank Weathers has the scoop: The Roman Catholic priest at the center of a public...

May 01, 2013

“Incomprehensible”—UPDATED

That's how one parishioner in this post by Frank Weathers describes the story behind this...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Report: priest who admitted to groping teenager continues to work with children

You may remember the story of Newark's Fr. Michael Fugee from February. Now, an update...

April 14, 2013

Parish plans to rededicate memorial to sex abuse victims after it was vandalized

Here's something you don't hear about often: a Catholic parish has erected a memorial to...

April 05, 2013

Pope Francis urges CDF to “act decisively” on cases of sexual abuse

Details from CNS: Pope Francis reaffirmed the importance of responding decisively to the problem of...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

BREAKING: Cardinal O’Brien resigns

Details from the BBC: Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, is stepping...

February 23, 2013

Bombshell: Cardinal O’Brien of Scotland accused of “inappropriate behavior” by four priests

After making big news Friday, with his call for a married priesthood, Scotland's Cardinal Keith...

February 23, 2013

Cardinal Roger Mahony, scapegoat

In his own words: [Fr. Ron Rolheiser] calls our suffering what it really is: painful...

February 19, 2013

Cardinal Roger Mahony, Suffering Servant

Seriously? Mark Shea drew my attention to the cardinal's blog post yesterday, in which the archbishop...

February 15, 2013

Cardinal Mahony: “I am being called to be humiliated…”

From his blog: From our earliest catechism days we learn about the virtue of humility. ...

February 10, 2013

LA used cemetery fund to pay sex abuse settlement

An interesting detail that has not before been made public, from the Los Angeles Times: ...

February 06, 2013

Newark defends Fr. Fugee appointment: “We’re doing exactly what we’re supposed to be doing…”—UPDATED

The Archdiocese of Newark is standing by its decision to appoint an accused child molester...

February 06, 2013

Vatican official praises media for helping uncover sex abuse scandal

From the BBC: The Vatican official charged with prosecuting sexual crimes has acknowledged that the...

February 06, 2013

Los Angeles considering capital campaign to raise $200 million

From the Los Angeles Times: In the midst of renewed public outrage over its handling...

February 05, 2013

On Newark: “I can’t tell you how disconcerting and disheartening this situation is…” —UPDATED

With the Newark story in the news, I got an e-mail this morning from someone...