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Former Irish priest loses Vatican defrocking appeal after being acquitted on child sex abuse charges

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Sylvia
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The Tablet 30 November 2015 13:38 by Sean Smith A former Irish priest who was tried and acquitted twice by Irish courts on child sex abuse charges has lost an appeal against his defrocking by the Catholic Church in Ireland. Daniel … Continue reading →

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Dominican Republic weighs arguments against Wesolowski

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Sylvia
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The Tablet 02 September 2014 14:19 by Jon Stibbs Authorities in the Dominican Republic yesterday began an analysis of whether they had the legal jurisdiction to start a trial against their former papal nuncio, Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, 66. Wesolowski faces criminal … Continue reading →

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“Polish archbishop appeals defrocking for sexual abuse” & related article

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Sylvia
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themalaymailonline.com August 26, 2014 VATICAN CITY, Aug 26 — A Polish archbishop accused of child sex abuse in the Dominican Republic has appealed against a Roman Catholic tribunal’s decision to defrock him, the Vatican said yesterday. Jozef Wesolowski, who had … Continue reading →

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