Event: clergy sex abuse scandal

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Retired pope Benedict wades into clergy sex abuse debate

Retired pope Benedict XVI has published an analysis on the Catholic Church's clergy sex abuse scandal, blaming it on the sexual revolution of the 1960s and church laws that protected priests.

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Pope urges action on migrant crisis

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US bishop found guilty of abuse cover-up

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Pope 'doesn’t feel alone' in abuse scandal

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Vatican crafts abuse defence in bid to shield Pope

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Pope criticises US bishops over handling of sex abuse crisis

Pope 'deeply ashamed' over paedophile priests scandal

Pope Benedict XVI said he was “deeply ashamed” of the clergy sex abuse scandal that has rocked the American church.

Wed, 16 Apr, 2008

Vatican defends ban on homosexuals joining priesthood

The Vatican defended its latest attempt to keep men with “deep-seated” homosexual tendencies from becoming priests, but said there would be no crackdown on gays already ordained.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2005

Child rapist priest jailed for 15 years

DEFROCKED Catholic priest Paul Shanley, a central figure in the Boston Archdiocese clergy sex abuse scandal, was jailed for 12 to 15 years yesterday for raping a boy repeatedly in the 1980s.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2005