Articles related to the Catholic Church Abuse Scandals

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1 The Trials of Father MacRae 05/10/13 Wall Street Journal
2 Archives Reveal LA Cardinal's Attempts to Head Off John Jay Investigation 04/23/13 National Catholic Reporter
3 Wisconsin: Church Will Release Files on Abuse 04/03/13 NY Times
4 How Rich Is the Catholic Church? 03/14/13 Slate.com
5 Archdiocese of Los Angeles settles four sex abuse cases for $10 million 03/12/13 NBC News
6 Give Up Your Pew for Lent 02/28/13 NY Times
7 Child Sexual Abuse: It's Not Just a Catholic Issue 02/27/13 Huffington Post
8 Pope Will Have Security, Immunity by Remaining in the Vatican 02/15/13 Reuters
9 Media Play Down Pope Benedict's Role in Sex Abuse Scandals 02/12/13 The Nation
10 What went wrong in the Catholic Church? 02/10/13 LA Times
11 Priests' Ecclesiastical Missteps Treated More Sternly Than Abuse 02/01/13 Los Angeles Times
12 The Cardinal and the Truth 01/27/13 NY Times
13 L.A. Church Leaders Sought to Hide Sex Abuse Cases From Authorities 01/21/13 Los Angeles Times
14 Sexual Abuse Files Cast Shadow on Los Angeles Cardinal 01/15/13 NY Times
15 The Dangerous Side Effects of Hierarchy 11/15/12 Eugene Cullen Kennedy
16 The Redemption of Sinead O'Connor 10/03/12 The Atlantic
17 Suffer the Children 09/10/12 NY Times
18 Kansas City Bishop Convicted of Shielding Pedophile Priest 09/06/12 NY Times
19 Bishop: I thought paedophilia was 'friendship that crossed a boundary line 09/05/12 Irish Examiner
20 Police Move On Priests Over Abuse 'Cover-up' 07/31/12 Sydney Morning Herald
21 Giving a Voice to Childhood Sex Abuse Victims 07/30/12 Northeast Times Star
22 Comeuppance for the Church Hierarchy 07/29/12 NY Times
23 Why the Summer of 2012 Will Go Down in History as the Breakthrough Summer for Child-Sex-Abuse Victims 07/26/12 Justia.com
24 Man Who Attacked Priest in Revenge is Not Guilty of Felonies 07/06/12 LA Times
25 Cardinal's Aide Is Found Guilty in Abuse Case 06/22/12 NY Times
26 Church Battles Efforts to Ease Sex Abuse Suits 06/14/12 NY Times
27 Philadelphia Lynn Trial Revives Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal 06/09/12 USA Today
28 Jury Breaks Without Verdict in Philadelphia Church Abuse Case 06/07/12 Reuters
29 In Milwaukee Post, Cardinal Authorized Paying Abusers 05/30/12 NY Times
30 Here Comes Nobody 05/20/12 NY Times
31 Good Shepherd’s Monsignor Brady Escapes Indictment On Sex Abuse Charges 05/11/12 Sheepshead Bites
32 Grand Jury Fails to Indict Monsignor Brady 05/11/12 Brooklyn Daily
33 Ireland: Catholic Church Leader Apologizes, but Will Not Resign 05/07/12 Reuters
34 The Passivity of the Catholic Church 05/06/12 Washington Post
35 The Powers of New York - The Catholic Church 05/05/12 NY Times
36 Judge Orders Kansas City Bishop To Stand Trial In Abuse Case 04/05/12 National Catholic Reporter
37 Philly Parish Told Pastor on ‘Health Leave’ When He Was in Sex Therapy After Complaint 03/27/12 Associated Press
38 Monsignor’s Role at Issue as Trial Opens 03/26/12 Philadelphia Inquirer
39 Supervising Priest Goes on Trial in Abuse Case 03/26/12 NY Times
40 Ex-Priest Admits Abusing an Altar Boy 03/22/12 Associated Press
41 Vatican Inquiry Finds Progress in Irish Abuse Scandal 03/20/12 NY Times
42 Clerical Abusers and the First Amendment 03/14/12 NY Times
43 Church Puts Legal Pressure on Abuse Victims' Group 03/12/12 NY Times
44 Clergy-Abuse Reporting Under Fire From DAs 03/05/12 Times Union
45 His Eminence in Denial 02/13/12 NY Times
46 Experts To Bishops: Pedophiles Lie, Trust Victims 02/07/12 Associated Press
47 Catholic Leaders Convene to Discuss Abuse Prevention 02/06/12 NY Times
48 Sex Abuse Must Be Reported To Police Not The Church, Vatican Says 02/06/12 Vos Iz Neias
49 Priest Accused Of Sex Abuse Honored At Marine Park Church’s Tree Lighting 01/03/12 NY Daily News
50 Former Bishop Will Meet With Irish Abuse Victims 12/20/11 NY Times
51 Penn State: A Familiar Dark Cloud, a Silver Lining 11/30/11 Richard B. Gartner, PhD
52 Irish Panel on Abuse Cites Failures by Church 11/30/11 NY Times
53 Ex-asst. Principal of Bx. Catholic School Gets No-jail Deal in Kiddie-porn Bust 11/22/11 NY Post
54 Vatican: Cardinal Who Resigned Amid Scandal Retires 11/22/11 NY Times
55 In Kansas City Churches, Tiptoeing Around the Latest Scandal 10/16/11 NY Times
56 Brooklyn Priest Charged with Attempted Sex Abuse 10/15/11 NBC News
57 Bishop Indicted; Charge Is Failing to Report Abuse 10/14/11 NY Times
58 Catholic Congregation in Quebec to Pay Up to $18 Million to Sex-abuse Victims 10/06/11 Global Montreal
59 Religious Groups and Bias Get the Justices’ Attention 10/05/11 NY Times
60 Abuse Victims Ask Court to Prosecute the Vatican 09/13/11 NY Times
61 Archdiocese Lists Priests Accused of Abuse 08/25/11 NY Times
62 All Roads Lead to Accountability 07/28/11 Justia.com
63 The End of Awe 07/23/11 NY Times
64 Philadelphia’s Cardinal, Amid Scandal, Is Said to Be Retiring 07/18/11 NY Times
65 Ireland Confronts the Vatican 07/14/11 NY Times
66 Irish Government Ask for Vatican Response to Abuse Report 07/14/11 NY Times
67 Accusations of Abuse by Priest Dating to Early 1940s 07/10/11 NY Times
68 Onetime Priest Crusades for Abuse Victims Suing Catholic Church 06/19/11 CNN
69 Bishops Won’t Focus on Abuse Policies 06/17/11 NY Times
70 Catholic Bishops Uphold 2002 Sex Abuse Policy 06/17/11 NY Times
71 At the Nexus of Abuse and Execution 06/09/11 NY Times
72 The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 06/06/11 John Jay College Research Team
73 An Archbishop Burns While Rome Fiddles 06/04/11 NY Times
74 Why People Stick by Scandal-Plagued Pastors 05/27/11 CNN
75 Let Him Prey: High-Ranking Jesuits Helped Keep Pedophile Priest Hidden 05/25/11 SF Weekly
76 The Vatican Comes Up Short 05/19/11 NY Times
77 Vatican Urges New Rules on Abuse by Clergy 05/16/11 NY Times
78 Suit Says Jesuits Ignored Warnings About Priest 03/28/11 NY Times
79 Catholic Order Reaches $166 Million Settlement With Sexual Abuse Victims 03/25/11 NY Times
80 Suspensions Force Bishops to Reassess Rule Changes 03/25/11 NY Times
81 Avenging Altar Boy 03/15/11 NY Times
82 Acts of Contrition 02/28/11 NY Times
83 Vatican Letter Warned Bishops on Abuse Policy 01/18/11 NY Times
84 A Monsignor Is Defrocked for Abusing a Student 12/17/10 NY Times
85 Vatican Shielded Dublin Priest Until He Raped Boy in Pub, Inquiry Says 12/17/10 Associated Press
86 Deaf Victim Of Sex Abuse Is Suing Pope, And Going Public With His Story For The First Time 09/23/10 CNN
87 Pope Apologizes for Abuse 09/18/10 NY Times
88 Rome Fiddles, We Burn 07/16/10 NY Times
89 Tone-Deaf in Rome 07/16/10 NY Times
90 Vatican Revises Abuse Process, but Causes Stir 07/15/10 NY Times
91 Abuse Took Years to Ignite Belgian Clergy Inquiry 07/13/10 NY Times
92 Church Office Failed to Act on Abuse Scandal 07/01/10 NY Times
93 In Rare Memo, Vatican Rebukes Cardinal 06/28/10 NY Times
94 Supreme Court Allows Sex-abuse Case to Proceed Against the Vatican 06/28/10 Christian Science Monitor
95 Warning About Church’s Abuse Documents Led Belgian Police to Raid Its Offices 06/28/10 NY Times
96 Pope Lashes Out at Belgium After Raid on Church 06/27/10 NY Times
97 Abuse Loosens Church’s Culture of Silence in Italy 06/26/10 NY Times
98 Pope Pleads for Forgiveness Over Abuse Scandal 06/11/10 NY Times
99 The Trial of Benedict XVI 05/27/10 Time Magazine
100 Complex Struggle: Prelate's Record in Abuse Crisis 05/17/10 NY Times
101 In Abuse Crisis, a Church Is Pitted Against Society and Itself 04/29/10 NY Times
102 Ministry by Priest Broke Deal, Suit Says 04/29/10 NY Times
103 Paying for the Sins of the Fathers, and of Others, Too 04/27/10 NY Times
104 A Better Chance at Justice for Abuse Victims 04/26/10 NY Times
105 Future Pope's Role in Abuse Case Was Complex 04/26/10 NY Times
106 Pope Named As Defendant In Lawsuit 04/24/10 NY Times
107 He Breaks Confidentiality Agreement and Story of Pedophile Priest Goes All Over the Globe 04/23/10 Alternet.org
108 Vatican's Guidelines On Reporting Sexual Abuse 04/23/10 The Vatican
109 The Vatican for the first time issued guidelines telling bishops they should report cases of abusive priests to police where civil laws require it. 04/21/10 NY Times
110 Op-Ed: What New York Owes Victims of Sex Abuse 04/20/10 NY Daily News
111 Sexual Abuse and The Catholic Church 04/19/10 New Yorker
112 A Case of Selective Journalism? 04/16/10 David Rosen
113 Op-Ed: The Vatican Scandal And Us 04/02/10 Jewish Week
114 Lawyer Who Found Documents Has Long Pursued Church 03/29/10 NY Times
115 Changing the Vatican’s Response to Abuse 03/17/10 NY Times
116 German Church Leader Apologizes to Abuse Victims 03/12/10 NY Times
117 Editorial - The Law and Religion 01/18/10 Las Vegas Sun
118 Hundreds File Abuse Claims Against Jesuits 12/08/09 NY Times
119 Report Says Irish Bishops Covered Up Child Abuse 11/26/09 NY Times
120 Letters to the Editor - November 6, 2009 11/02/09 The Jewish Daily Forward
121 Assemblywoman Amends Child Sex Abuse Bill 06/03/09 NY Newsday
122 Bishop Avidly Opposes Bill Extending Time to File Child-Abuse Suits 06/03/09 NY Times
123 Sex Abuse Bill to Include Public Institutions, Too 06/03/09 NY Times
124 Sex Abuse Victims Lobby in Albany for Limitations Bill 06/01/09 NY Newsday
125 Molest-Bill Pols Catch Holy Hell 05/30/09 NY Post
126 States Need to Stop Telling Child Victims Theyre SOL 05/25/09 Huffington Post
127 Report Details Abuses in Irish Reformatories 05/20/09 NY Times
128 Abuse Survivors: Markey Bill Our Chance at Justice 04/20/09 NY Newsday
129 Showdown Over Bills on Sex-Abuse Statute 04/11/09 Jewish Week
130 Early Alarm for Congregation of the Servants of the Paraclete on Abusers in the Clergy 04/09/09 NY Times
131 Abused Kids Pawns in Brooklyn Power Struggle? 04/02/09 BushwickBK.com
132 Satmer-Backed Abuse Bill Excludes Many Adults 03/31/09 The Jewish Daily Forward
133 Editorial: A Window for Justice 03/21/09 NY Times
134 Religious Leaders Battle Abuse Bill in New York 03/11/09 NY Times
135 Sex-Abuse Statute of Limitations May Be Extended 03/10/09 Jewish Week
136 Sexual Abuse Survivors Join Debate over Extending Claims 03/10/09 The Jewish Daily Forward
137 The "Pedophile's Paradise" 02/03/09 the Stranger
138 Child Victims' Act Proponents Push Lawmakers for Passage 11/21/08 NY Law Journal
139 Abuse Victims Gather At Cardozo Conference 11/07/08 The Jewish Star
140 Pope Calls for Continuous Prayer to Rid Priesthood of Paedophilia 01/07/08 The Sunday Times
141 Some in Albany Want to Make Clergy Report Possible Abuse 03/16/02 NY Times
 

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