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Pope Benedict Accused of Covering Up Child Sex Abuse Cases… No Sh*t!

Friday, January 21, 2022 at 6:29 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Forgive my French. But are you surprised by this: According to law firm Westphal Spilker Wastl (WSW), which conducted the investigation, Benedict failed to prevent abuse of minors during his tenure as archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1977 to 1982. ‘In a total of four cases, we reached a consensus there was a failure to act,’… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Catholic Church, child sexual abuse scandal, pedophile priests, Pope Benedict XVI

Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Pope’s Adviser Damns Papacy

Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 4:25 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Australian police charged a top Vatican cardinal on Thursday with multiple counts of historical sexual assault offenses, a stunning decision certain to rock the highest levels of the Holy See. … In 2014, Francis won cautious praise from victims’ advocacy groups when he created a commission of outside experts to advise him and the broader… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, child sexual abuse scandal, Pope Francis

Child Sex Abuse Taints Legacy of Pope John Paul II

Friday, April 8, 2005 at 12:02 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
The death and legacy of Pope John Paul II

Well done – my good and faithful servant. Thou art blessed as the Pope of popes. No doubt Catholics would like to think that’s how God greeted John Paul II in Heaven. But President Bill Clinton created quite a furor yesterday with the following: The Pope centralized authority in the papacy again and enforced a… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Bil Clinton, child sexual abuse scandal, Monica Lewinsky, Pope John Paul II

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