Maryland Supreme Court: State Cannot Reveal Names of Individuals Who Allegedly Hid Church Abuse
'Uncharged individuals' may not be exposed to the 'court of public opinion' in grand jury documents, the state high court ruled.
'Uncharged individuals' may not be exposed to the 'court of public opinion' in grand jury documents, the state high court ruled.
Four victims and two advocates had an hourlong conversation with Leo on Oct. 20.
Lawyers for both victims and the archdiocese said in a joint press release that the settlement would address 1,353 childhood sexual-abuse claims filed against the California archbishopric.
COMMENTARY: When the Boston cardinal speaks on the subject of sexual abuse in the Church, everyone should listen.
The emotional private meeting at Lisbon’s apostolic nunciature was a moment of ‘intense listening’ by the Pope and lasted more than an hour, according to the Vatican.
Based on her reading of the report, one abuse survivor said, there was "an extremely high level of denial" in the hierarchy about McCarrick, especially when it came to the allegations that he abused adults.
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