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	Talk:Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The late 20th-century Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal is the scandal concerning sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the 20th century and the response of Roman Catholic Church to sex abuse by priests in the 20th century.
		Cases of sexual abuse of children by priests, nuns, and employees of the RCC were handled privately by the Church until the volume and severity of the cases, and the nature of the Church's response to known and alleged sex abusers, were made public in widespread media coverage at the end of the 20th century.
		The sex abuse scandal is specifically the event of the publication and response to the publication of the history of sex abuse in the Church and the history of the Church's response.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Roman_Catholic_Church_sex_abuse_allegations (9185 words)

	Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the late 20th century, and especially at the turn of the 21st, the Catholic Church in several countries was confronted with a series of allegations concerning sexual abuse of children under the legal age of consent ¹ by Catholic clergy and religious.
		The policy of Catholic clergy in dealing with the abuse, namely a failure to report what were criminal acts to the local police, and efforts to pressure the victims, their families and independent witnesses into not reporting the incidents to civil authorities.
		Paedophilia and child sex abuse are not always the same: a paedophile may practice sexual abstinence, and not everyone who sexually abuses a child is a paedophile.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church_sex_abuse_scandal (3608 words)

	Roman Catholic Church Article, RomanCatholicChurch Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the understanding of the Catholic Church, “a Catholic” either means each and every member of the Church“governed by the successor of Peter and by the bishops in communion with him”, or else it has a purely local sense,similar to, for instance, “a Quebecois Catholic” or “a Warsaw Catholic”.
		The Roman Catholic Church and the other ancient Christian Churches see priestly ordination as a sacrament effecting an ontological change, not as the deputizing of someone to perform a function or as theadmission of someone to a profession such as that of medicine or law.
		Historically speaking, the Church's response to heresy and witchcraft through the Inquisition and its association with witchhunts, are subjects of criticism.
	www.anoca.org /churches/eastern/roman_catholic_church.html (2159 words)

	Catholic Church sex-abuse scandal exceeds $1 billion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The exact financial effect on the church is hard to determine, since each diocese owns property separately and settles cases on its own.
		Among religious groups confronting abuse, the Catholic Church is the only one to release settlement figures covering decades.
		Catholics disagree over whether the church is being forced to pay too much for its failures.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05161/519558.stm (626 words)

	Abuse Tracker 2005B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		But three attorneys for the church said under Utah law, the statute of limitations is four years from the time the two brothers turned 18, meaning they had until they were 22 to complain to someone within the church or hire an attorney, neither of which was done.
		A Catholic priest suspended by the Archdiocese of Miami because of sexual-abuse allegations says he was defamed by one of his accusers' lawyers.
		Church officials say the deficit was caused in part by costs related to a $23 million loan the diocese took out last year to pay settlements in priest sexual abuse cases.
	ncrnews.org /abuse (8944 words)

	Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church
		Sex scandals have resulted in the resignations of 19 Roman Catholic prelates worldwide since 1990.
		Shaken by the abuse scandal, parishioners at St. Gerard's in Canton find strength in their own congregation.
		The abuse scandal has prompted frank discussion of the traditionally taboo subject of gays in the church.
	www.boston.com /globe/spotlight/abuse (384 words)

	Scandal
		A scandal may be based on reality, or the product of false allegations.
		Some scandals are broken by a whistle-blower revealing wrongdoing within an organization or a group.
		Often, an attempt to cover-up a scandal ignites a greater scandal when the cover-up fails.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/s/sc/scandal.html (116 words)

	NPR : The Catholic Church's Sex Abuse Scandal
		NPR : The Catholic Church's Sex Abuse Scandal
		Catholic bishops leave their conference in Dallas with a new policy on sexual abuse by priests, but critics say the disciplinary plan doesn't go far enough.
		Catholic bishops adopt a plan to bar sexually abusive priests from direct contact with parishioners.
	www.npr.org /news/specials/priests (987 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Sex-abuse accusations grew by 31 last year in archdiocese
		Three years after the Roman Catholic Church sex-abuse scandal broke open, more than 1,000 accusers around the country came forward last year, 31 of them in the Seattle Archdiocese.
		Some members of that board, and of another panel that reviews the archdiocese's abuse policy, also said they were surprised to receive letters late last year essentially dismissing them because a new board was being formed.
		Local church officials sent letters to members of the former boards asking if they wanted to be part of the new board, and expect some to accept, including those "who have been critical at times of our policies on this issue," Magnoni said.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002184772_catholic19m.html (759 words)

	biology - Roman Catholic Church
		On the other hand, the Roman Catholic Church attaches great importance to the particular Churches within it, whose theological significance the Second Vatican Council highlighted.
		The higher level of particular Churches is that of what the Second Vatican Council’s Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches Orientalium Ecclesiarum, 2[4] calls "particular Churches or rites".
		The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 882, quoting the Second Vatican Council’s document Lumen Gentium, states: "The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter’s successor, ‘is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful.’"[7]
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Roman_Catholic_Church (4469 words)

	Letter shows rift between leaders and Catholic Church sex-abuse panel \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		WASHINGTON – Letters obtained by the National Catholic Reporter show that relations are fraying between members of the lay review board formed two years ago to investigate the Roman Catholic Church's clergy sex abuse scandal and leaders who appointed them.
		Also Tuesday, the United Methodist Church said its Council of Bishops "laments the continued warfare by the United States and coalition forces." The Methodists count President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney as members.
		Roman Catholic Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, head of the U.S. military archdiocese, has called the maltreatment of prisoners "outrageous" and said it must be "condemned without equivocation."
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040513/news_1c13relbrief.html (952 words)

	Catholic Online
		The key to success, as the Pope stated in his 1999 exhortation, The Church in America, is to be "formed in the truths and values of the Church's social teaching and in the basic notions of a theology of the laity." A renewed, united effort of clergy and laity will transform the Church.
		We as the Church, the people of God, cannot and should not leave the mission of the Church to the clergy alone, nor should our role be limited to overseeing priestly training and conduct.
		As a Catholic U.S. Senator, I am proud to see the Church, often alone, take one courageous stand after another on the great moral issues of the day: abortion, cloning, third world debt relief, AIDS and the breakdown of the family to name a few.
	www.catholic.org /featured/headline.php?ID=30 (999 words)

	State Politics & Policy \| Sex Abuse Scandal Has Weakened Roman Catholic Church's Influence in State Legislatures on ...
		The recent sex abuse scandal involving clergy in the Roman Catholic Church has "eroded" some of the church's influence on issues such as abortion and birth control among state legislators in the Northeast, the "most heavily Catholic region" of the United States, the
		In states such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania -- where between 40% and 50% of the state's population is Catholic -- lawmakers have traditionally been "deferential to church power," and Catholic leaders have become "accustomed to gaining respectful hearings" and "exerting broad influence" in their statehouses.
		, the sex abuse scandal has "emboldened those who oppose traditional church positions on abortion and birth control," including some legislators in New York, where the Legislature recently passed a package of women's health bills, including a measure requiring most employers who offer health insurance to provide contraceptive coverage for their employees.
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=12073 (290 words)

	USNews.com: With Cardinal Law's resignation, will the sex-abuse crisis be stemmed at last?
		Like all Roman Catholic prelates, Law served at the pleasure of the pope, and John Paul II had demonstrated time and again his personal confidence in the Boston cardinal, rejecting an earlier offer from Law in April to step down in the face of criticism over his handling of the scandal.
		What had changed the pope's mind, some church observers say, were horrifying revelations from newly released court records showing that priests in Boston had engaged in a variety of offenses beyond child sex abuse and faced few consequences.
		But when they read the latest chilling documents, says Gillis, "they were shocked at how extensive it was and how clear it was that the church was morally compromised." Law became the 19th--and highest-ranking--bishop to step down in the wake of sex scandals since 1990.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/news/articles/021223/23law.htm (597 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Timeline: US Catholic sex scandal
		The main events in the ongoing sex abuse scandal involving the US Roman Catholic Church and in particular the Boston Archdiocese, which has been at the centre of many of the highest-profile accusations.
		1985: Sex abuse by priests becomes a national issue in the US for the first time, as Louisiana priest Gilbert Gauthe pleads guilty to 11 counts of molestation of boys.
		On the same day, Roman Catholic activists from the Survivors First group launch an online database listing 573 US priests accused of involvement in paedophilia since 1996, later dropping 100 of the names.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/3872499.stm (843 words)

	abuse catholic church roman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		RC Of, relating to, or being the Roman Catholic Church.
		NPR News covers the Catholic Church's handling of child sex abuse cases involving priests and other church officials.
		Sex scandals have resulted in the resignations of 19 Roman Catholic...
	www.bcpets.com /church/abuse-catholic-church-roman.php (470 words)

	Roman Catholic Church Removes Two Priests Linked To Sex Abuse Scandal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The church is saying it is definitely serious about protecting children and everyone else from sex abuse.
		While one abuse victim says the church is more concerned with protecting its image, the head of the Tucson diocese implies he understands why victims would be cynical.
		Kicanas says the church is doing that, restoring trust, by getting rid of abusive priests and implementing measures to help victims report abuse and find support.
	www.rickross.com /reference/clergy/clergy309.html (377 words)

	Poynter Online - Abuse Tracker
		Tuesday, April 1, 2003 -- When the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal broke in Boston just over a year ago, for many local residents the reality of that abuse seemed a world away.
		As more local victims of sexual abuse by priests have come forward, organizers of the national support and advocacy group, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), have organized a local chapter of the group to address the needs of area survivors.
		Founded in Chicago in 1989 by abuse survivor Barbara Blaine, SNAP is a self-help group for men and women sexually abused by spiritual leaders in the Catholic church.
	www.poynter.org /dg.lts/id.46/aid.28016/column.htm (245 words)

	Ex-Priest Given 12 Years for Child Rape (washingtonpost.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BOSTON, Feb. 15 -- Defrocked priest Paul R. Shanley, a central figure in the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal here, was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison on child rape charges Tuesday to a burst of applause from some of those who accused him of molestation.
		Paul R. Shanley, a central figure in the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, heads for state prison.
		He said repressed memories of the abuse came flooding back three years ago as the sex abuse scandal unfolded.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A25860-2005Feb15.html (336 words)

	Poynter Online - Abuse Tracker
		A visiting priest from India was sentenced to 4 months in jail yesterday for molesting a Brooklyn girl during a 1999 sick call to her grandmother.
		The Rev. Francis Nelson, 39, is the only priest convicted in the city in the Roman Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal.
		His case provided a graphic example of how the church transferred sex abusers from one diocese to another.
	www.poynter.org /dg.lts/id.46/aid.26924/column.htm (180 words)

	Boise Weekly - Not Your Everyday Newspaper: News: News: Take the Bishop Michael Driscoll Pedo-Quiz!
		On May 17, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge was expected to the release of priest personnel files that were supposed to become public as part of a $100-million settlement reached earlier this year between the Orange diocese and sex-abuse victims, the largest in the history of the Catholic Church.
		Church sources say Driscoll's name is all over the documents, which molestation survivors claim will show the various cover-ups Orange County diocesan officials executed while Driscoll served as chancellor and auxiliary bishop.
		Sent him to Liverpool, England, along with a letter to church leaders across the pond that the parent "has threatened to go to the police" and Foley "is in jeopardy of arrest and possible imprisonment if he remains here."
	www.boiseweekly.com /gyrobase/PrintFriendly?oid=oid:2971 (483 words)

	Boston College Adds Clergy Abuse Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The school is searching for a director and a staff for its "Church in the 21st Century" program, which has explored the increasingly strained relationship between church hierarchy and laity, the divide between church teachings on sexuality and the sexual activities of Catholics, and the challenge of bringing the church's message to young people.
		Leahy said the program is not meant to challenge the church, but wants to work in tandem.
		An academic environment is the ideal place for discussions about the church's future to take place rather than the institutional church, Leahy said.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2004/9/19/134155.shtml (474 words)

	USATODAY.com - Ban on sealed cases wrong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Posted NaN/NaN/NaN NaN:NaN PM Ban on sealed cases wrong
		The Roman Catholic Church's sex-abuse scandal and the Firestone tire controversy have contributed to a misguided, yet widespread, perception that all sorts of bad acts and dangerous products are being hidden from the public when any case is settled and includes a confidentiality agreement between the parties.
		In turn, this has led to a knee-jerk reaction by some calling for a ban on confidential settlements in all civil cases.
	www.usatoday.com /news/opinion/editorials/2002-09-19-oppose_x.htm (383 words)

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