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Francesca Maxime
Francesca Marguerite Maximé is a seasoned journalist with over a decade of experience. She graduated from Harvard University in 1994 with a degree in English Literature. She began her journalism career in her hometown of Boston as an intern/...Tags: Boston, Minnie Driver, Rudy Giuliani, Mass Media, Italy
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Study: Homosexuality No Factor in Abusive Priests
A preliminary report commissioned by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops to investigate the clergy sex abuse scandal has found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterosexual clergy to molest children, the lead authors of the study said...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Health, Minority Groups, Education, John Jay
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Secret files detail clergy abuse at Santa Barbara boarding school
Robert Van Handel remembered the boy as about 9 years old, tan, effeminate. "Now that I think back on it, he was probably the most beautiful child that I molested," Van Handel wrote to a therapist. Van Handel, a priest who ran a boys choir in Santa...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Trials, Justice System, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge dismisses conspiracy counts in Philadelphia priest abuse trial
— After calling nearly 50 witnesses and presenting close to 1,900 documents over eight weeks, prosecutors rested their case Thursday in the landmark trial involving child sex abuse by priests in the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Allentown, Trials, Judges, Justice System
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Finally, Vatican Investigates Legion Of Christ Sex Abuse Allegations
At long last, the Roman Catholic Church is taking action to investigate allegations concerning priests from the Legion of Christ, whose U.S. headquarters is in Connecticut. Although the Vatican assumed direct leadership of the scandal-plagued religious...Tags: Abusive Behavior, John Paul II, Christianity, Sex Crimes, Separation of Church and State
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Bishop Anthony J. O'Connell, former Palm prelate
The Most Rev. Anthony J. O'Connell, who resigned as bishop of Palm Beach after admitting inappropriate conduct with young men, died May 4 after a long illness. He was a few days short of his 74th birthday. Bishop O'Connell was living under supervision at...
Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Sex Crimes
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In Theory: Should religion be off limits to comedy?
Q. Comedy based on religion is always bound to offend, as it makes fun of people's fundamental beliefs. But that doesn't stop comedians from using religion in their routines. Recently, Jon Stewart's “The Daily Show” caused an uproar because...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Bill Maher, Family Guy (tv program), Steve Allen, Nature Religion
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Merzbacher's victims are right to demand justice
It is difficult to describe my feelings on reading about the horrific story years of violence and sexual abuse of Catholic school children at the hands of John Merzbacher ("Prepared to make their voices heard," April 29). That there could be any chance...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sisters of mercy, devotion — and dismay
In Philadelphia last week, a child sexual abuse trial involving Catholic clergy led to a bombshell — a bishop from West Virginia was accused of abuse. In Kansas City, a Catholic bishop goes on trial in September, accused of failing to report...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Family Planning, Health, Rome (Italy), Ethics
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Vatican issues report on Irish church child abuse investigation
World NowVatican acknowledges shame over abuse of young people in Ireland and sets guidelines.... -
Mexico abuse victims denounce Vatican as Pope Benedict XVI visits
World NowSexual abuse victims angrily accused the Vatican on Saturday of protecting a notorious Mexican priest for decades, and said they were dismayed that Pope Benedict XVI will not meet with them on his visit to the country.... -
Philly church abuse scandal
KIAHAs Catholics prepare to enter the 40-day period of Lent, a Philadelphia court is picking a jury that will decide if the local archdiocese covered up allegations of child sex abuse. Two priests and a school teacher are charged with sexually assaulting a...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Sexual Misconduct, Prosecution, Religion and Belief, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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