The Vatican Struggles To Keep Up With A Record Number of Sex Abuse Cases Reported in 2019 Late December 2019, the Associated Press reported that the Vatican office responsible for processing clergy sex abuse complaints, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), has seen a record 1,000 cases reported from around the world this year. The CDF said…
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New Poll Reveals American Catholics Displeased with Handling of the Sex Abuse Scandal
New Poll Reveals Catholics Displeased with Bishops’ Handling of Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal EWTN News and RealClear Opinion Research partnered to conduct an in depth survey on Catholic voters’ attitudes prior to the 2020 election. When it came to the clergy sexual abuse scandal, the survey reveals that American Catholics are overwhelmingly displeased with the handling of the scandal by…
Washington D.C. Priest Urbano Vazquez Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexually Abusing Girls
Washington D.C Priest Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexually Abusing Young Girls Washington D.C. Catholic priest Urbano Vazquez, age 47, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, November 22 after he was found guilty of sexually abusing two young girls. In August of 2019, he was found guilty on one count of second-degree child sexual abuse of a…
What Are the Details on Phase III of Diocese of Rockville Centre Clergy Abuse Compensation Program
The Diocese of Rockville Centre’s program to compensate sexual abuse victims has been expanded to include claims against Religious Order priests and nuns who were affiliated with the Diocese of Rockville Centre through its schools, parishes, or charitable agencies. Previously, the program was limited to abuse by Diocesan Priests. This system was unfair because it arbitrarily excluded large number of…
What Happens Now That Grand Jury Report on Clergy Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania Is Out?
A two-year grand jury probe into decades of sexual misconduct by over three hundred abusive Catholic priests in six Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania has produced some startling and disturbing findings. The lengthy reports details over 1100 child victims and a culture of secrecy in which the reputation of the church was valued by Bishops and Diocese officials above the safety…
Brevard County, Florida Church Youth Director Arrested For Sex With Minor
Jon David Schils, a 27-year old youth ministry director at Bethel Baptist Church in Cocoa, Florida has been criminally charged with molestation of a 14-year old girl he met through his ministry. Schils has been charged with fourteen instances of lewd and lascvious battery in Brevard County. The arrest was made after law enforcement recorded a phone call in which…