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Belgian Catholic Leader Says Church Does Not Have to Compensate Sex Abuse Victims
By David Gibson - Politics DailyThe controversial prelate appointed less than a year ago by Pope Benedict XVI to push the liberal-leaning Catholic Church in Belgium in a more conservative direction has sparked yet another uproar by telling a government commission that the church has no obligation to compensate victims of sexual abuse by priests. "The civil court must determine the compensation and the offender [the accused priest] must pay," Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard of Mechelen-Brussels told a parliamentary commission in testimony three days before Christmas. According to the National Catholic Reporter, which ...
Ga. Pastor's Flock Stands by Him Despite Accusations
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LITHONIA, Ga. (Sept. 27) -- Despite allegations that he lured four young men into sexual relationships, many of Bishop Eddie Long's followers remain unwavering in their support for him as he pledges to fight the accusations like David fighting Goliath. Casting himself as the Bible's ultimate underdog, Long went before thousands of faithful supporters at his megachurch Sunday and promised to battle claims in lawsuits filed last week that he abused his "spiritual authority." "I feel like David against Goliath. But I got five rocks, and I haven't thrown one yet," Long said in his first public ...
Rome's Gay Priest Scandal Makes Everyone Look Bad
By David Gibson - Politics DailyAn Italian magazine that went undercover to report on the sexual hijinks of three gay priests in Rome is causing a major headache for Pope Benedict XVI at a time when his record on dealing with the sexual abuse of children by clerics was already an intractable crisis for the Catholic Church. But in this case there is actually enough blame to go around so that nobody should be pointing fingers. First off, there are the journalistic ethics of the tabloid news magazine, Panorama, which published its expose' on Friday. Panorama is owned by Italian prime minister and media magnate Silvio ...
Americans Give Low Marks to the Pope's Handling of Abuse Scandal
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyForty-four percent of Americans believe Pope Benedict XVI has done a poor job of addressing the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal, a number more than double that in 2008, according to a Pew Research Center poll conducted April 1-5. Only 12 percent credit the Pope for doing a good or excellent job in the wake of continuing revelations about abuse cases that arose in areas under his authority when he was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Another 27 percent rate it as fair. In the 2008 survey, 39 percent had credited the Pope with doing a good or excellent job on handling the issue. The Pope fares ...
Why I Could No Longer Be a Catholic
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyAn old friend of mine recently posted the following sentence on his Facebook page: "I know this is totally not a PC thing to say, but can someone please explain to me why anyone is still Catholic?" ...
What Did the Pope Know, and When Did He Know It?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyThat is the question every scandal-plagued politician fears, mainly because it has no good answer. Once the public starts framing the inquiry that way, it generally means they don't trust the responses given so far -- as well as the person giving the answers -- and likely won't put much faith in what comes next, no matter how sincere the reassurances. That Pope Benedict XVI finds himself in this unenviable position Thursday morning is a result of both a "tsunami" of stories -- the word used by an Austrian cardinal close to the pontiff -- concerning the sexual abuse of children by clerics ...
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