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Revealed: 16 alleged victims of Scots priest, 86, facing extradition

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The Sunday Post 14 April 2019 By markaitken Rev. Robert MacKenzie has retired from St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic church in Cupar, Saskatchewan but still lives in the church’s rectory A retired priest is to be extradited from Canada to face … Continue reading

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“Fr Frank Brennan SJ: The Pell Verdict” & related articles

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Catholic Weekly February 26, 2019 By Fr Frank Brennan Cardinal George Pell arrives at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on 1 May 2018. PHOTO: CNS/James Ross, via Reuters The suppression order in relation to Cardinal George Pell has been lifted. In … Continue reading

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“Cardinal George Pell allegations a ‘product of fantasy’ to punish him, court told” & related articles

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 ABC   News                       Australia 17 April 2018 By court reporter Emma Younger Updated earlier today at 4:16am Photo: Cardinal Pell’s lawyer told the court all of the charges should be … Continue reading

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“Archbishop needs confession or conviction” & related articles

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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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Archbishop denies in Australian court knowledge of pedophile

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The National Post April 11, 2018 2:28 AM EDT Last Updated April 11, 2018 2:54 AM EDT NEWCASTLE, Australia — A Roman Catholic archbishop on Wednesday denied under oath in an Australian court that two former altar boys ever told … Continue reading

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“George Pell: Father of alleged victim speaks in first open court session” & related articles

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The New Daily 14 March 2018 Lucie Morris-Marr Cardinal George Pell faced a dramatic first open session on Wednesday. Photo: AAP The father of a man allegedly abused by Cardinal George Pell has spoken of his son’s fatal descent into … Continue reading

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“Cardinal George Pell’s barrister: loud, socially progressive and an avowed atheist” & related articles

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Robert Richter is not the obvious choice to defend Catholic Cardinal George Pell against historical sex charges. But the celebrity silk’s reputation for skewering witnesses – and winning cases – has delivered him the most high-profile case in his long … Continue reading

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“Contrite pope apologises for sexual abuse comments that ‘wounded many'” & related article

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Reuters 22 January 2018 Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in an extremely rare act of self-criticism, apologised to victims of clerical sex abuse on Sunday, acknowledging he had “wounded many” in comments defending a Chilean … Continue reading

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“Why this Chilean abuse survivor refuses to accept Pope Francis’ apology” & related articles

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 CBC Radio Wednesday January 17, 2018 In this March 12, 2015 photo, Juan Carlos Cruz poses for a portrait in Wilmington, Delaware. Cruz says he can’t accept the Pope’s apology until those who protected his abuser are brought to justice. … Continue reading

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Standing behind ‘Father Gates’

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Cornwall Standard Freeholder Saturday, September 01, 2007 – 08:00   Elisabeth Johns Local News – A number of Blessed Sacrament parishioners are standing by a priest in the wake of sexual abuse allegations against him. Rev. Gaetan Deschamps has retired … Continue reading

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