The coverage until recently has focused exclusively on boys and while that has had the salutary effect of raising awareness of male victims of sexual abuse, it appears that 1 in 4 victims has been female and the female victims have tended to be younger. Many, myself included, have perceived this as primarily or [...]
AP article if you’re interested:
"A federal lawsuit alleges that Pope Benedict XVI and senior Vatican officials covered up allegations of child sexual abuse against a Wisconsin priest who is accused of molesting at least 200 deaf children from 1950 to 1975.
The lawsuit filed Thursday in Milwaukee by St. Paul, Minn., attorney Jeff Anderson says the [...]
The Catholic sex abuse cases are a series of lawsuits, criminal prosecutions and scandals related to the sex crimes that were repeatedly committed by Catholic priests and members of religious orders, both under diocesan control and in orders which care for the sick or teach children,
[1] that first rose to widespread public attention in the [...]
in their ranks? schools as they claim? the media maybe? What´s your opinion?
There is something very basic wrong with the Catholic church but they will not admit it. Instead they put the blame elsewhere and sympathize with each other and continue to try to hide their sins. In the past they were just [...]
….Why do Catholic priest questions always get removed?
They don’t even have to be blatantly provocative questions or statements put up by trolls purely for the sake of aggravating people.
Questions that even so much as REFER to priests get removed.
Do Catholics own Yahoo!Answers or something?
Yelp they do kind of stick together
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To bad the rest of [...]
Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, and Poland has fewer reported cases compared to America, Germany, Austria, and Ireland.
Are there fewer lawyers in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and Poland or more Catholics?
cause they don’t do it there?
Hello, all:
Catholics and others, how do you feel about today’s revelation that the current Pope failed to defrock a child-abusing priest back in 1985?
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/04/09/1147249/files-show-future-pope-resisted.html
"The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 [...]
Should medical personnel be required by law to notify police if they see or treat injuries consistent with domestic violence or physical abuse?
Should such notification requirements be considered a violation of physician-patient privilege?
Would such notification requirements affect how many victims of domestic abuse seek medical attention for their injuries?
By "domestic abuse", I also include rape [...]
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, insists the sexual abuse of young boys at the hands of priests is linked to homosexuality and not celibacy.
Do you agree with the position of the Holy See?
*To clarify, the above is NOT my position, but rather reflects the position of the Vatican with respect to [...]
By "domestic abuse", I also include rape and sexual assault.
Should medical personnel be legally required to notify law enforcement if they see or treat injuries consistent with domestic abuse?
Should such notification requirements be considered a violation of physician-patient privilege?
Would such notification requirements affect how many victims of domestic abuse seek medical attention for their injuries?
I [...]
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