Pastor Removed From Ministry After Report About $200,000 in Sex Abuse Hush Money
The archdiocese said in a statement Sunday that after being made aware of the report, it immediately began an investigation.
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Investigating Theodore McCarrick Again? Unanswered Questions Have Some Saying the Catholic Church Should Do So
But Skeptics Say It’s Not Likely
Polish Bishops: New Allegation That John Paul II Covered Up Sex Abuse Is Based on Reports From Communist Secret Police
The Polish Bishops’ Conference says that ‘further archival research’ is needed to fairly assess a new allegation, based on communist secret police records, made in a documentary. Previous allegations were refuted by investigative journalists late last year.
More Than 900 Abuse Claims Filed Against Buffalo Diocese Under Child Victims Act
The lookback window, which closed Aug. 14, allowed child sex abuse victims to file lawsuits after their statute of limitations had ended.
Now Agreeing with Former Priest’s Victim, Kansas City Archdiocese Says Abuse Claim was Substantiated
Voicing “deep sorrow for the suffering of victims and survivors of abuse,” the archdiocese said that former priest William Haegelin was in fact the subject of “a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse of a minor.”
Did McCarrick Use Charitable Fund to Settle Abuse Claim?
The report includes several references to the practice, and footnotes instances of McCarrick regularly offering gifts of money to individual Vatican officials, but does not disclose their names or offices.
Majority of Camden Diocese Abuse Claims Left Unprocessed Amid Bankruptcy Filing
Following Camden’s bankruptcy declaration, the remaining alleged victims — along with all of the dioceses creditors – will have a limited pot of money to draw from, and settlements will be determined by a bankruptcy court.
