February 26th, 2009
As I reflect on my own experiences with domestic violence and the pretense of help our abuse system claims to offer, I find myself feeling most sorry for today’s victims. As the years pass, our domestic violence systems under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) offer less and less help to the most severely battered, [...]
February 26th, 2009
Families in North Carolina and around the country turn to nursing homes to provide care and attention to their elderly loved ones. But all too often families’ expectation for professionalism, kindness and compassion is replaced with a shocking reality: abuse.
Abuse violations are a serious concern in nursing homes across the United States, and North [...]
February 26th, 2009
haven't heard opinions of catholic church goers, only opinions from some abuse survivors
The abuse was bad enough but the inaction or half assed action by the church following the allegations is what caused me to leave the church. Abuse of children is not something that needs to be negotiated or discussed and if the church [...]
February 26th, 2009
Fri Jul 18, 8:42 PM ET
SYDNEY, Australia – Pope Benedict XVI says he is deeply sorry for the pain and suffering caused to victims of clergy sex abuse.
The pope addressed a Mass Saturday attended by Australia's Roman Catholic bishops and seminarians, and said he wanted to acknowledge the "shame that we have all felt [...]
February 26th, 2009
news was on yahoo's site :judges lawyers dealocked
why do they get to stay private? the aren't special!
February 26th, 2009
This is a servay for a school paper. Please be kind and answer with all honesty.
Public castration would be one way to curb the problem. They are almost always repeat offenders and never stop.
February 26th, 2009
http://www.chron.com/
BROWNSVILLE — A judge denied bond today to a man accused of bringing his 14-year-old stepdaughter across the Texas-Mexico border illegally to get an education, but instead holding her captive and sexually abusing her.
The girl, who suffered "substantial bodily injury" during her approximate two months in captivity, has been returned to her mother in Matamoros, [...]
February 25th, 2009
Have they ever done it on their own, without getting sued first of having criminal charges filed? They've sent them to get cured, where they pray and get forgiveness, but have they ever just been removed?
There are several who claim to be Roman Catholic Priests who answer questions here.
I can't wait to hear their [...]
February 25th, 2009
This is a sincere question that I am honestly in need of an answer for. I apologize for bringing up this bitter subject and I don't mean to open old wounds, but I would really like to know how the Catholic Church has found a way to move on from this issue. Again, I sincerely [...]
February 25th, 2009
You cannot reassign priest that abuse children.
I found it interesting that the word 'Priest' is never used in describing a potential child abuser.
Hell no. Let him go get a buttload where he belongs – with the rest of the criminals.