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Vatican sex abuse summit organizer unsure if accused priests still active

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‘I find it beyond belief that they could … not know who the perpetrators are,’ says survivor CBC Posted: Feb 23, 2019 8:02 PM ET | Last Updated: 11 hours ago Megan Williams Father Hans Zollner, organizer of the Vatican … Continue reading

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Pope Francis decries critics of church as ‘friends of the devil’

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Pontiff disturbed over tide of accusations prior to Vatican summit on sexual abuse Wed 20 Feb 2019 17.08 GMT Last modified on Wed 20 Feb 2019 19.28 GMT Angela Giuffrida7 Pope Francis with priests at the end of his weekly general audience … Continue reading

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Silence, denial are unacceptable, archbishop says leading up to Vatican summit

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Catholic Register 18 February 2019 By  Catholic News Service VATICAN – When presented with an accusation that a priest has sexually abused a child, “whether it’s criminal or malicious complicity and a code of silence or whether it is denial” … Continue reading

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Analysis: As abuse summit looms, Farrell appointed and McCarrick case lingers

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Catholic Herald 15 February, 2019 Ed Condon/CNA The appointment of Farrell as Camerlengo and the expected verdict against McCarrick will likely overshadow the abuse summit As Pope Francis prepares for his long-awaited Vatican summit on sexual abuse, Catholic commentators and … Continue reading

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