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“Quebec Catholic dioceses tap ex-judge to investigate alleged cases of sexual abuse” with audio clip

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Sylvia
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Anne-Marie Trahan will comb through the records from 5 dioceses, including Montreal CBC News Posted: Mar 27, 2019 7:33 AM ET Christian Lépine, archbishop of Montreal, asked retired Superior Court justice Anne-Marie Trahan to conduct the audit to determine the … Continue reading →

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“Father Joe, convicted of theft and fraud, returns to serve Catholic faithful in Ottawa” & related article

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sylvia
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Ottawa Citizen Updated: September 19, 2018 Andrew Duffy APRIL 1, 2009 – Father Joe LeClair, photographed inside Blessed Sacrament Church in the Glebe. Wayne Cuddington / Ottawa Citizen Rev. Joseph LeClair — Father Joe to his legion of supporters — … Continue reading →

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“Archbishop needs confession or conviction” & related articles

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Sylvia
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Deniliquin Pastoral Times 12 April 2018 AAP News A memory expert is expected to testify in the trial of Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson, the most senior Catholic official in the world to be charged with concealing child sexual abuse. The … Continue reading →

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“‘Impossible’ for Pell to reveal genitals from under robes, court told” & related articles

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Sylvia
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The Age 22 March 2018 — 5:53pm By Melissa Cunningham It would have been impossible for then-archbishop George Pell to reveal his genitals after officiating at a Sunday Mass without somebody helping him to remove his clerical robes, a Catholic … Continue reading →

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“Tears, prayers, and joy as Archbishop MacNeil heads to eternal home” & related articles

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Sylvia
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Over 1000 mourners, priests, and bishops from across Canada attended Archbishop Joseph MacNeil’s funeral Mass at St. Joseph’s Basilica in Edmonton on Friday, February 16, 2018.Grandin Media Over 1,000 mourners and clergy crowd St. Joseph’s Basilica for final farewell Grandin … Continue reading →

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“Vatican sex abuse investigator hospitalized in Chile” & related articles

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Sylvia
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The Spokesman-Review Wed., Feb. 21, 2018, 7:47 a.m. Archbishop Charles Scicluna points during a press conference prior to a meeting with people who claim to have been victims of sexual abuse by members of the Church, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Winnipeg priest put on leave, investigated for impropriety

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Sylvia
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CBC News Posted: Nov 30, 2016 12:45 PM CT   Last Updated: Nov 30, 2016 12:45 PM CT The archbishop of St. Boniface released the statement to parishioners at St. Bernadette Parish, saying it was his “painful duty” to inform them … Continue reading →

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They’ve known since 1998!

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Sylvia
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The  ‘English” google translations of the two Father Jacques Faucher legal documents are nowt posted.  Not the greatest English in the world, for sure!!  I did my best, but really have no French at all and was unable to make … Continue reading →

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“Belgian archbishop ordered to pay church abuse victim” & related articles

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Sylvia
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Reuters  24 April 2015 . Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and Primate of Belgium Andre-Joseph Leonard arrives for a meeting with … BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium’s senior Roman Catholic cleric, Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, has been ordered to pay 10,000 euros ($10,900) in damages … Continue reading →

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St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson Claims He Wasn’t Sure Whether Sex Abuse Was A Crime

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Sylvia
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch  10 April 2015 Posted: 06/10/2014 12:22 pm EDT Updated: 06/10/2014 12:59 pm EDT  By Lilly Fowler (RNS) Archbishop Robert J. Carlson claimed to be uncertain that he knew sexual abuse of a child by a priest constituted … Continue reading →

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