The Roman Catholic Church is facing serious investigation of abuse and these reach the United States and abroad.
The Vatican finally broke its silence on the damning grand-jury report outlining rampant abuse over seven decades involving more than 300 priests and 1,000 children, calling the actions “criminal and morally reprehensible.” ‘Criminally and Morally Reprehensible’: The Vatican Condemns Priest Sex Abuse in Grand-Jury Report https://thebea.st/2Ms4gbQ?source=twitter&via=desktop
Catholic cardinal named 15 times in child sex abuse report refuses to resign http://bit.ly/2Pgb9eN
Some fear that whichever steps the Roman Catholic Church may take, it will not be capable of investigating and adjudicating criminal activity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/08/14/pennsyl…
Prosecutor: Priests 'weaponized' the faith to abuse kids https://apnews.com/8d0245fd14924dbdb1c2d28366efb896
Accused Priests Face Medium-Security Monasteries, Not Courts https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/08/14/medium-security-monastery…
Oral sex, then holy water: Report documents abuse by priests https://www.apnews.com/f4fc4983019045ceb3cc88b52cd01ea1
Chilean officials raid bishops' conference amid abuse investigation http://bit.ly/2BjawhY
Church sex scandal: Abuse victims want a full reckoning https://apnews.com/85e3148b90ad461a89d13fc0a07bba34
Pennsylvania report alleges child sex abuse by more than 300 priests https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvania-report-on-alleged-child-abuse…
Behind the latest Catholic sex abuse scandal: The church’s problem is male dominance https://www.salon.com/2018/08/16/behind-the-latest-catholic-sex-abuse-s…
Chile asks the Vatican for information on sex abuse cases https://reut.rs/2MhiT2y
More than 1,000 children sexually abused by ‘predator priests’, a report says https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/child-sex-abuse-victi…
Pennsylvania report alleges child sex abuse by more than 300 priests https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvania-report-on-alleged-child-abuse…
Report: Pennsylvania priests abused over 1,000 children https://apnews.com/f4fc4983019045ceb3cc88b52cd01ea1
Read the letter Pennsylvania's attorney general sent Pope Francis about child sex abuse https://cnn.it/2MQlcpx
