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Irish summon Vatican diplomat over abuse cover-up

Ireland's government summoned the Vatican's ambassador Thursday for a rare face-to-face confrontation to respond to a report showing Rome secretly discouraged Irish bishops from reporting pedophile priests to police.

 

Belgian bishop resigns, apologizes for sexual abuse

Belgian bishop resigns, apologizes for sexual abuse

Belgium's longest serving bishop resigned Friday, saying he was "enormously sorry" for having sexually abused a young boy about ...

 

Irish bishop resigns, says he didn't report sexual abuse

Irish bishop resigns, says he didn't report sexual abuse

Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation Thursday of an Irish bishop who admitted he didn't challenge the Dublin church's policy ...

 

Experts: Catholic church covered up abuse

The Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse committed by priests, an expert commission reported after a probe into previously secret church records.

 

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