Category: Human Trafficking

Strange and secret scandals of the Church

Peter Costello August 17, 2017 The Nuns of Saint’ Ambrogio: The True Story of a Covent Scandal By Hubert Wolf (Oxford University Press, £20.00) When the Church these days is besieged by scandal many seem to think that in previous generations things were different. They were certainly different, but in the sense of being far […]

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Losing Faith: The Church Sex Abuse Scandal

Here is a list of the stories from our ongoing series about claims of abuse by Catholic clergy and how the Archdiocese of New Orleans has handled them. Author: WWL Staff Published: 9:36 AM CDT August 13, 2020 Updated: 10:30 AM CST January 3, 2022 NEW ORLEANS — Eyewitness Investigator David Hammer has been following […]

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Report finds 216,000 children have been sexually abused by French Catholic Church clergy since 1950

Posted Tue 5 Oct 2021 at 11:21amTuesday 5 Oct 2021 at 11:21am, updated Tue 5 Oct 2021 at 11:33amTuesday 5 Oct 2021 at 11:33am Share this article An investigation into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church has found an estimated 216,000 children have been victims of abuse by the clergy since 1950. Key points: The report […]

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Church scandals that left SA shooketh in 2018

South 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 […]

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Catholic Church in Portugal urges sex abuse victims to come forward

Portugal By Euronews  •  Updated: 03/12/2021 A priest wearing a face mask waits for Patriarch Manuel Clemente (L) before celebrating the first Sunday mass at Lisbon Cathedral on May 31, 2020.   –   Copyright  PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP Portugal is going forward with a commission to investigate possible cases of child sex abuse within the Catholic Church, as […]

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Catholic Church Sex Abuse

The Roman Catholic Church is a major offender in the nationwide scandal of child sex abuse. Abusive priests misused their authority to sexually abuse children. High-ranking church officials often covered up these horrific incidents. In some cases, these cover-ups perpetuated the cycle of abuse in other parishes and dioceses. Were You Abused by a Catholic […]

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The Church Sex Abuse Scandals Around the World

On the eve of a possible papal apology for decades of sexual abuse by priests, TIME looks back at the evolving response around the world Full List The Catholic Church Ireland 1936-2009Mexico 1940s-2005Wisconsin 1950-1998Boston 1962-2002Germany 1970s-2010Belgium 1970s-2010Austria 1975-1995Minnesota 2004-2006Brazil 2007-2010 Source: http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1992502,00.html Ireland 1936-2009 By Dan FastenbergFriday, May 28, 2010 Government reports in the deeply […]

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Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandal

Published5 October 2021 From Australian country towns to schools in Ireland and cities across the US, the Catholic Church has faced an avalanche of child sexual abuse accusations in the last few decades. High-profile cases and harrowing testimony given to public inquiries have continued to keep the issue in the headlines. In the most recent […]

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