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New development in the ongoing Church sex-abuse scandal

Something of a breakthrough. As pointed out in the article, however: The main U.S. victims group, Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, said it was easy for Benedict to make promises about taking action to protect children. “Not a single … Continue reading

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“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s”

In the last few weeks, sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests has been shown not to be a peculiarly American phenomenom. Rather, it appears worrisomely widespread in Europe, long a bastion of stable (if not necessarily fervent) Catholicism. Much blame … Continue reading

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