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One Congregation's Question Of Faith Following The Pennsylvania Clergy Report
On Sunday, a priest in Georgia spoke to his congregation about sexual abuse in the Catholic church. Those words prompted a remarkable exchange in the middle of the service.
Pope Francis On Clergy Sex Abuse: 'We Showed No Care For The Little Ones'
The pontiff's comments were in a letter penned nearly a week after a Pennsylvania grand jury report detailed decades of alleged child abuse and cover-ups. "We abandoned them," Francis wrote.
Catholic Church Reels From Latest Child Sex Abuse Investigation
The Catholic church is facing another crisis over sexual abuse by clergy. David Greene talks to Jesuit priest Thomas Reese of Religion News Service about the implications.
Catholic Community Grapples With Pennsylvania Sex Abuse Report
NPR's Lakshmi Singh discusses the Pennsylvania attorney general's report with Terry McKiernan of Bishops Accountability; Catholic University of America professor Kurt Martens; and The American Conservative journalist Rod Dreher.
A Pennsylvania Priest Responds To Sex Abuse Report
At Saturday evening Mass in Pennsylvania, one Catholic priest took the opportunity to address from the pulpit accusations of massive clergy sexual abuse.
How The Catholic Church Trains Its Own About Abuse
How does the Catholic Church prepare its seminarians to deal with questions of sexual abuse and celibacy? NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks to Paul Blaschko, who attended seminary from 2008 until 2011.
The Clergy Abuse Crisis Has Cost The Catholic Church $3 Billion
Years after an investigation in Boston highlighted the dimensions of the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic priesthood, the financial and reputational cost to the Catholic church continues to grow.
Survivor Of Pennsylvania Clergy Sex Abuse Shares His Story
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jim VanSickle about surviving the abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest in the Catholic church — one of more than 300 named in Pennsylvania's grand jury report on clergy abuse.
Clergy Sex Abuse Raises Questions About Financial And Reputational Costs To Churches
Clergy abuse settlements have cost billions of dollars and more than a dozen dioceses have gone bankrupt. Both church attendance and giving are also in jeopardy.