The abuse of more than 200,000 minors by clergy over the past seven decades has shaken the nation and what was once a pillar of French society.
Tag: Priests
Vatican Issues Acquittals in Sexual Abuse Case Involving Former Altar Boys
One defendant, now a priest, had been accused of sexual abuse when he and his accuser were teenage students at a seminary within the Vatican walls. Another priest was accused of covering it up.
Over 200,000 Minors Abused by Clergy in France Since 1950, Report Estimates
An independent commission set up at the request of the Roman Catholic Church in France found that abuse was far more pervasive than previously thought.
Vatican Sex Abuse Trial Ends With Call for Six-Year Sentence for Priest
Gabriele Martinelli was accused of repeatedly abusing a fellow boarder at a seminary for altar boys before he became a priest. The seminary’s rector has been accused of looking the other way.
Catholic Church in Poland Reveals More Abuse Accusations
Church authorities said they had received 368 reports of the sexual abuse, and almost half involved children under 15.
Pope Sends More Mixed Messages on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
An encouraging note from Pope Francis capped an especially disorienting week on the Vatican’s stance toward gay rights.
Priest Is Held in an Acid Attack in Greece
The assault, during a hearing about defrocking the priest, injured 11 people, including seven bishops.
A Latin Expert’s Odyssey, From the Vatican to the Gay Rights Movement
Francesco Lepore likes to challenge the status quo. He now writes a general-interest column in Latin, with the latest on “Ioseph Biden” and “Vladimirum Putin.”
Pope Francis Rejects German Cardinal’s Offer to Resign
Cardinal Reinhard Marx had sought to quit as a way to take responsibility for the church’s earlier failures to address sexual abuse by priests.
Reinhard Marx, German Cardinal, Offers to Resign Over Church Sexual Abuse
In a letter to Pope Francis, Cardinal Reinhard Marx said he saw his resignation as an opportunity to take responsibility for the abuses of past decades.