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“Action against Kerala priest: Church awaits directions from Vatican” & related article

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Z News (India) Last Updated: Monday, May 18, 2015 – 20:40 Kochi: Roman Catholic Church in Kerala is waiting for “directions” from the Vatican after taking initial action against a priest based on Canon law for allegedly raping a teenaged … Continue reading

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Royal Commission hears Yeshivah Rabbi wants repentant Jewish paedophiles treated leniently” & related articles

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ABC (Australia) Samantha Donovan reported this story on Monday, February 9, 2015 18:26:00 MARK COLVIN: An orthodox rabbi has told the child sex abuse Royal Commission that Jewish paedophiles who have repented for old crimes under Jewish law should be … Continue reading

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Falsely accused Irish priest returns to ministry with joy

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Catholic News Agency 13 March 2014 Derry, Northern Ireland, Mar 13, 2014 / 12:02 am (CNA).- A priest exonerated of sexual assault charges against a teen girl will return to his parish with “great joy,” almost four years after he … Continue reading

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“New Ulm Diocese wants list kept secret” & related article

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Two priests on list say they were falsely accused Mankota Free Press January 6, 2014 By Dan Nienaber dnienaber@mankatofreepress.com NEW ULM — An attorney leading a statewide effort to have lists of priests credibly accused of molesting children released was … Continue reading

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Ancaster sisters to pay $125K for alleging sexual abuse

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A judge has ordered two Ancaster sisters to pay their uncle $125,000 in libel damages for alleging he sexually abused them as children. The Toronto Star 27 August 2013 By: Marco Chown Oved Staff Reporter, Published on Tue Aug 27 … Continue reading

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Bishop Fred Henry defends Fr. Newton Rodrigues after he is cleared of abuse charges

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The Calgary Sun First posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:31 PM MDT | Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:43 PM MDT By Kevin Martin ,Calgary Sun Bishop Fred Henry enters the Calgary Courts Centre to testify during a defamation suit. … Continue reading

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“Irish woman apologizes in court for false allegations of sexual abuse against Catholic priest” & related article

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Eileen Culloty apologizes to Fr Liam O’Brien nearly five years after allegations IrishCentral.com Published Friday, June 7, 2013, 6:54 AM Updated Friday, June 7, 2013, 10:09 AM By KERRY O’SHEA, IrishCentral Staff Writer Eileen Culloty, of Currow in Killarney, Co … Continue reading

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Rabinowitz: The Trials of Father MacRae

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He was convicted when it was obligatory—as it remains today—to give credence to every accuser charging a priest with molestation. The Wall Street Journal 10 May 2013 By Dorothy Rabinowitz Gordon MacRae outside the county courthouse in Keene, N.H., after … Continue reading

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Bronx priest working to clear his name

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Priest said he was falsely accused of abuse, libeled. By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) 20 September 2012 A former Bronx priest is suing the Archdiocese of New York for libel. Charles Kavanaugh was accused of sexual abuse … Continue reading

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Priest tells of sex scandal’s impact

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The Republican (Columbus, Indiana) 20 June 2012 By Deena Yellin  The Record (Hackensack N.J.) HAWORTH, N.J. — A New Jersey priest is providing a rare, intensive look inside a Roman Catholic priesthood tarred and shaken by the child sex-abuse scandals. The … Continue reading

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