Pope Francis attends a meeting of prayer at the Isernia's cathedral on July 5, 2014. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
Francis' numbers would mean roughly 8,000 priests are pedophiles.
Read more...Following a legal settlement made five years ago by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with 500 victims of sexual abuse by catholic clergy, a judge ordered that tens of thousands of secret files be made public. The personnel files for 122 priests accused of molesting children were posted on the Archdiocese website last week. Here’s how the scandal unfolded.
Read more...Cardinal Mahony posted an open letter on his personal blog Friday.
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