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Cardinal defends pope, denounces "petty gossip"

A leading cardinal, making an unusual address in defense of Pope Benedict at the start of Easter Sunday Mass, said the Church would not be intimidated by "petty gossip" about sexual abuse of children by priests.

 

Cardinal denies resignation calls

Reports that the Vatican intends to force the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland to resign are denied.

 

Pope Accepts Irish Bishop’s Resignation in Abuse Scandal

Pope Accepts Irish Bishop’s Resignation in Abuse Scandal

The resignation of the bishop, John Magee, added to the fallout of a scandal that has rocked the Catholic church in Ireland and throughout Europe.

 

Pope blasts Irish bishops, orders Vatican probe

Pope blasts Irish bishops, orders Vatican probe

Pope Benedict XVI has rebuked Irish bishops for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse and ordered a Vatican ...

 

Priest, teen allegedly taped having sex

A police investigation continued Thursday into a Catholic abuse scandal in Brazil, which erupted last week when a network aired a video that it said showed a priest having sex with a 19-year-old altar boy.

 

Vatican officials defend pope on abuse

The Vatican denounces what it calls aggressive attempts to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the spreading scandals of pedophile priests in his German homeland.

 

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