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In Theory: Is atheism on the attack?
Q. With the recent publication of books such as "god [sic] Is Not Great," "The God Delusion," "Letter To A Christian Nation" and "The End Of Faith" by so-called "New Atheists" like Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, atheism seems to...Tags: Health, Politics, Television, Science, Roman Catholicism
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In Theory: Is celibacy the 'core issue' of scandal?
The Vatican has reaffirmed that the cause of sexual abuse by priests in the Catholic Church has nothing to do with celibacy. Others see celibacy (and according to one cardinal, homosexuality) as a reason priests abuse in the first place. Do you believe...Tags: The Pope, Roman Catholicism, Malcolm Gladwell, Social Issues, Juvenile Delinquency
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Bridgeport Bishop Is An Energetic, Outspoken Defender Of Church
The Hartford CourantBishop William E. Lori stands before 141 married couples in the airy sanctuary of St. Theresa Church on a bright October afternoon. In a voice carrying the faintest trace of the Kentucky lilt that his Louisville upbringing suggests, he welcomes the...Tags: Activism, Politics, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Roman Catholicism, Waterbury
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Doug Daniels: Are Hippies to Blame for Priest Pedophilia?
Last week a highly anticipated report about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church was released, immediately drawing criticism from abuse victims and advocacy groups. The nearly $2 million study was conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice....Tags: Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Bernard F Law, Roman Catholicism, Sex
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Jesuit Priests, Sex Abuse Victims Announce Settlement
KTUU.comA clergy organization representing Jesuit priests in Western states has reached a $166.1 million agreement to settle approximately 524 claims of clergy sex abuse. The settlement is one of the largest in U.S. history relating to the Roman Catholic Church...Tags: Human Interest, Roman Catholicism, Trials, Social Issues, Lawyers
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21 Pa. priests named in sex report are suspended
Associated PressThe Philadelphia archdiocese suspended 21 Roman Catholic priests Tuesday who were named as child molestation suspects in a scathing grand jury report released last month. The priests have been removed from ministry while their cases are reviewed,...Tags: Parochial Schools, Roman Catholicism, Trials, Social Issues, Juvenile Delinquency
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Family criticizes Notre Dame in 2nd sex attack case
For the second time this school year, a family has complained that the University of Notre Dame failed to swiftly and thoroughly investigate their daughter's report of being sexually attacked in a residence hall.
The family of a woman who attended nearby...Tags: Health, Politics, Family, St. Joseph County (Indiana), George Washington University
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Pope John Paul II One Step Closer to Sainthood
Associated PressVATICAN CITY -- The pope on Friday signed off on the miracle needed for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, and set May 1 as the date to honor one of the most beloved popes of all times as a model of saintliness for the church. Pope Benedict XVI said...Tags: Health, The Pope, Politics, Vatican City, John Paul II
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Lawsuit: Former Orlando priests gave boys alcohol
Accounts of plying boys with alcohol, showing them pornography and then molesting them are among the allegations detailed in the lawsuits against two former priests and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando. A third priest actively preaching in an...Tags: Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Documentary (genre), Roman Catholicism
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Abuse not a product of culture but church policy
Anyone familiar with criminal justice studies realizes how flawed many of them are, and the recently released "The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States 1950-2002" appears to be a prime example....Tags: Abusive Behavior, Child Abuse, Edwin F. O'Brien, Sex, Social Issues
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New report on priestly abuse: A priest's view
By and large, priests don’t molest because they are gay, or because the Catholic Church requires priests not to marry. Nor did the problem stem from changes in seminaries after Vatican II.
What, then? Those reasons are more elusive, a fact that...Tags: Vatican City, Human Interest, Stress, Sex Crimes, Roman Catholicism
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O'Brien blaming society for clergy sexual abuse
The reported highlights of the John Jay University study of the causes and context of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy, which were also emphasized in Archbishop Edwin O'Brien's op-ed ( "We can't let it happen again," May 22), are that the general...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Ellicott City, Edwin F. O'Brien, Steve Kelly, Social Issues
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