The Catholic Church in Germany, already struggling to cope with the sex abuse scandal, has been hit by revelations of theft, opaque accounting and extravagance. While the grassroots faithful are being forced to make cutbacks, some bishops enjoy the trappings of the church’s considerable hidden wealth. Von Anna Catherin Loll und Peter Wensierski 14.06.2010, 18.09 […]
Read MoreNew Orleans’s favorite team has acknowledged providing “minimal” public relations help to the local archdiocese as it handled revelations of sexual abuse by clergy—but an SI investigation found that the team’s aid was more extensive. Survivors, who feel betrayed by both institutions, want answers. Jenny Vrentas Jun 17, 2020 Kevin Bourgeois’s phone was ringing. It […]
Read MoreBishop Eddie Long announced to the 30,000 member mega church in Lithonia, Georgia, after making a numerous amount of headlines last week for the homosexual accusations brought against him — he will not step down from his leadership role as Pastor. This comes as a surprise to some, especially the four young men who have […]
Read MoreSouth Africa WARNING: Graphic content. Not for sensitive readers 27 December 2018 – 09:00 By Ntokozo Miya Pastor Penuel Mnguni is a controversial figure, famous for feeding his followers snakes and rats.Image: Image/Facebook/End Times Disciples Ministries The rise of unregulated charismatic churches in South Africa has resulted in people being exposed to preachers who often […]
Read MoreThe scandal in France is the latest to hit the Roman Catholic Church, which has been rocked by sexual abuse scandals around the world, often involving children, over the past 20 years. By: Reuters | Paris |Updated: October 5, 2021 2:39:48 pm A major French report released Tuesday found that an estimated 3,30,000 children were […]
Read MoreThe aim of the multi-million euro, three-year sweeping probe is to analyze the structural and systemic conditions that have facilitated abuse with the Protestant Church in Germany. A group of independent researchers on Thursday presented details of a new investigation into sexual abuse in the church and its related charities. The aim of the study is to […]
Read MoreSiladitya RayForbes StaffBusinessCovering breaking news and tech policy stories at Forbes. Topline Around 330,000 children have been sexually abused by members of the French Catholic church since 1950, including 216,000 by priests and clergy, an independent commission said Tuesday in a report that demonstrates that sexual exploitation of minors in the church was far more […]
Read MoreBy GRANT SCHULTENovember 4, 2021 Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson discusses the findings of a statewide Catholic church sex abuse investigation on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at a Nebraska Department of Justice office in Lincoln, Neb. The investigation identified 258 victims who made credible allegations of sexual abuse against 57 Catholic church officials in the […]
Read MoreNovember 14, 2021 More than 40 years after a 15-year-old boy was reportedly sexually abused by the Rev. John Capparelli, the alleged victim filed a lawsuit in Essex County Superior Court against the Archdiocese of Newark and the church where the disgraced, defrocked priest — who was murdered in 2019 — once served. The plaintiff in the […]
Read MoreBy Editorial Board November 13, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. EST Nebraska’s attorney general recently identified 57 priests and other Catholic officials responsible for allegedly sexually abusing more than 250 victims, mainly boys, over decades while the church’s hierarchy shrugged or covered up the crimes. The number of clerics who will be criminally prosecuted is zero.Opinions […]
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