Event: sex abuse scandal

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Pope Francis: I made grave errors in judgment over Chile sex abuse scandal

Pope Francis has admitted he made "grave errors" in judgment in Chile's sex abuse scandal and invited the abuse victims he had discredited to Rome to beg their forgiveness.

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Former Rotherham council chief to be questioned

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Vatican blames media for scandals after document leaked

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Martin: Catholic Church self-centred and arrogant over abuse scandal

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Vatican: WikiLeaks documents a matter of 'extreme gravity'

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Church ‘insufficiently vigilant’ during abuse scandals

Sex abuse scandal a ‘challenge’ for German society

CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel called the sex abuse scandal rocking the homeland of Pope Benedict XVI a major challenge to German society and warned the only way to come to terms with it was to “find out everything that has happened”.

Thu, 18 Mar, 2010

Pope hopes abuse letter will help healing

The Pope said today he hoped his forthcoming letter to Irish Catholics on the sex abuse scandal in the Church helps with the process of “repentance, healing and renewal”.

Wed, 17 Mar, 2010

Pope's role in management of abusive priest questioned

Germany’s sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected paedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children.

Sat, 13 Mar, 2010

Priest found dead after child sex abuse claim

Police in the United States are investigating the death of a Roman Catholic priest whose body was found just days after he was accused of molesting a boy nearly 30 years ago.

Wed, 01 Jan, 2003