Category Archives: Europe

“Pope sends abuse investigators back to Chile, ‘ashamed’ church didn’t listen” & related articles

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Sylvia
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CW 39 Houston Posted 7:14 AM, June 1, 2018, by CNN Wire (CNN) — Pope Francis is sending investigators back to Chile to look into historical child abuse and accusations a bishop covered up crimes against minors, the Vatican said … Continue reading →

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New to the Site: 01 Feb 2017 -30 April 2018

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Sylvia
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30 April 2018 01 May 2018:  “Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell faces historical sexual offences trial” & related article (RC Scandal/Other Countries/Australia and New Zealand) 27 April 2018:  Former Niagara Priest convicted of sexual abuse has been released from prison early (Accused/Accused … Continue reading →

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Trail of abuse stretched across country

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Sylvia
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[Click here to read Part One “How Catholic Church turned blind eye…”) Toronto Star Sunday 02 November 1990 Day:Sunday Date:2/11/1990 Dateline:MARSDEN, SASK. by Kevin Donovan Toronto Star MARSDEN, Sask. – The suicide note is four pages long, printed, single-spaced. It … Continue reading →

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Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall about to be swallowed up by the Archdiocese of Ottawa

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sylvia
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Well, as anticipated by many, the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall is about to be swallowed up by the Archdiocese of Ottawa: 02 May 2018:  “Changes to the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall” & related article Good or bad?  Time alone will tell. As … Continue reading →

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“Catholic Church urge gardai to investigate ‘shocking sex act on an Irish church altar'” & related article

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sylvia
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The incident has reportedly been flagged with several senior priests and bishops The Irish Mirror 4 MAY 2018   13:52 By   David Coleman Head of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome   The Catholic Chuch has urged gardai to investigate claims … Continue reading →

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Catholic priest in therapy after gambling 500,000 euros of parish money

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Sylvia
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Father Flavio Gobbo, 48, negotiated a plea bargain for a suspended two-year jail term for embezzlement, the Corriere della Sera newspaper said. The Eagle Online 19 April 2018 An Italian Priest has gambled away more than 620,000 dollars of his … Continue reading →

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Where are their heads?

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Sylvia
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Former Gananoque church organist and previously convicted molester Brian Lucy  has an upcoming court-date for sentencing: 22 May  2018:  2 pm, sentencing, Brockville Ontario courthouse (41 Court House Square) Lucy entered a guilty plea to charges related to the long-term … Continue reading →

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Abbots at £32,000-a-year Roman Catholic School ‘encouraged monks to abuse children while staff there are STILL sheltering paedophiles’

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Sylvia
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The Daily Mail Online 09 April 2018 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is examining abuse in schools Letters from former abbot of catholic school tell of his concerns about abuse In a letter last year, he said he feared … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Keith O’Brien ‘asked for forgiveness’, funeral told

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Sylvia
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Controversial cleric, who admitted sexual misconduct, had life of ‘lights and darknesses’ The Irish Times Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 20:17 Updated: Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 20:18 Cardinal Keith O’Brien, pictured in 2003, who died last month. Photograph: Alistair Linford/PA Irish-born … Continue reading →

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“Cardinal Philippe Barbarin to stand trial in sex scandal cover-up case” & related articles

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Sylvia
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La Croix International April 5, 2018 La Croix International staff France A French cardinal and a high-ranking Vatican official are to stand trial for allegedly covering up a child sex abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Lyon. Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, … Continue reading →

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