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Australian Catholic Church Paid $43 Million to Keep Abuse Secret / The Herald Sun

Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on December 10, 2013

The Catholic Church has admitted paying at least $43 million in hush money to victims of its pedophile priests, as the church’s barrister outraged victims yesterday (Dec. 9) by quoting from the Bible. In some cases, victims were not even allowed to tell their husbands, wives or children about the secret settlements negotiated through the church’s controversial Towards Healing process.” By Janet Fife-Yeomans, The Daily Telegraph on HeraldSun.com.au — Click here to read the rest of this story.

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Vatican Removes Deputy Bishop in Peru after Allegations of Sexual Abuse / Reuters

Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Vatican, Voice of the Faithful on September 24, 2013

The Vatican, under Pope Francis’ “zero-tolerance” policy for pedophile priests, removed an auxiliary bishop from his post in a Peruvian province because of allegations he sexually abused children, a bishop said on Friday (Sept. 20).

“Luis Bambaren, the former president of Peru’s bishops’ conference and bishop emeritus of Chimbote, told local media that Gabino Miranda was dismissed as auxiliary bishop in the dioceses of Ayacucho, a poor Andean region in southern Peru, after he was accused of having sexual relations with minors.”

Read the rest of this Reuters story by clicking here.

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