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Rebuke of Cardinal Mahony casts a lengthy shadow at L.A. churches
L.A. NOWLos Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez's decision to relieve his predecessor, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, of all public duties over his mishandling of clergy sex abuse of children decades ago was met by both resignation and disbelief in churches across the... -
Bishop snared in abuse scandal criticizes Catholic newspaper
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Bishop Robert W. Finn wishes the independent National Catholic Reporter weren't so independent. Finn is the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri. The National Catholic Reporter is a 48-year-old not-for-profit...Tags: Christianity, Newspaper and Magazine, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Abusive Behavior
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Secret Service dog falls to its death in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS -- A Secret Service dog fell to its death in New Orleans this past weekend while performing a security sweep of a six-story parking garage next to the Ritz-Carlton where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking. The dog, a bomb-sniffing...
Tags: Joe Biden, Los Angeles Times, Animal, Mardi Gras, Bankruptcy
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Letters: Sex abuse in the Catholic Church
Re "Mahony tried to conceal abuse," Jan. 22 Profound thanks to The Times for its efforts to make public the truth regarding the protection of priests who abuse children. This is another deeply disturbing example of the protection of the organization...Tags: Child Abuse, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Roger M. Mahony
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Priestly sexual abuse, churchly cover-ups
I had to look twice at the date on the newspaper to make sure I wasn’t having a time-warp moment. I’d heard this before. In a way, I’d covered this before. My colleagues Ashley Powers, Victoria Kim and Harriet Ryan have dropped a...
Tags: Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Sex Crimes, Philippines
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'I am sorry,' Cardinal Mahony says amid new priest abuse details
L.A. NOWCardinal Roger M. Mahony on Monday apologized for the way the L.A. archdiocese dealt with priest child abuse claims after a new round of documents were released. "I am sorry," Mahony's statement concluded. The new documents show: Fifteen years before........ -
Push to strengthen state's child abuse reporting law debated
Maryland is one of three states that requires workers in certain occupations to report child abuse but whose law doesn't include criminal sanctions against those who fail to do so, according to a state legislative analysis. That distinction met with...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Laws, The Pennsylvania State University, Abusive Behavior, Baltimore County
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Boy Scouts' opposition to background checks let pedophiles in
Amid reports of widespread sexual abuse of children in the late 1980s, several leading youth organizations began conducting criminal background checks of volunteers and staff members. Big Brothers Big Sisters ordered the checks for all volunteers...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Trials, Career and Workplace, Politics, Sexual Assault
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Catholic officials knew of teacher's abuse, court files indicate
The Catholic-school teacher had a pre-teen student pinned to the ground in his Baltimore classroom, the girl's blouse open and her chest exposed when the doorknob suddenly turned and the school principal — a nun — burst in. The screaming...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Laws, Politics, Abusive Behavior, Interior Policy
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Revelations in abuse case spark calls for reform
State legislators and sexual-abuse victim advocates called Monday for reforms in the way such cases are handled in Maryland, including stricter reporting requirements when incidents are discovered. State Sen. Delores G. Kelley, a Baltimore Democrat, said...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, Sculpture, The Pennsylvania State University, Laws
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A Catholic homecoming
As the queen mother of megachurches, Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington has become a refuge for spiritual seekers and people of faith who no longer feel inspired by the religious institutions that raised them. After the sex abuse scandal...
Tags: Christianity, Colleges and Universities, Roman Catholicism, Chicago Tribune, Protestantism
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Maine as a state of mind
Literary editorWhile rushing to meet a deadline on her third novel, J. Courtney Sullivan, author of "Maine," our Printers Row Book of the Month selection, took a break to chat about memories of her Catholic girlhood, the origins of Maine, and colleges for women. A...Tags: Christianity, Colleges and Universities, College Sports, Chicago Tribune, Roman Catholicism
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