Headline RoundupAugust 15th, 2018
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Says 1,000 Children Were Sexually Abused by Catholic Priests
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A Pennsylvania grand jury report says that over 1,000 children were sexually abused by roughly 300 priests, while senior church officials and the Vatican worked to cover up the complaints.
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From the Left
Oral sex, then holy water: Report documents abuse by priestsAssociated Press
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A priest raped a 7-year-old girl while he was visiting her in the hospital after she’d had her tonsils removed. Another priest forced a 9-year-old boy into having oral sex, then rinsed out the boy’s mouth with holy water. One boy was forced to say confession to the priest who sexually abused him.
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Catholic officials, Vatican systematically covered up priest sex abuse, report revealsWashington Times
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A landmark grand jury report says hundreds of priests preyed on boys and girls in six Pennsylvania dioceses, where at least 1,000 were sexually assaulted over decades as top church officials, including Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, and the Vatican systematically worked to cover it up.
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Pennsylvania Priest Accused of Child Abuse Given Disney World Job Reference by Diocese, Grand Jury Report SaysNewsweek
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A Pennsylvania grand jury report spanning over 1,300 pages was released on Tuesday, detailing various sexual abuses that occurred in six Pennsylvania dioceses, including one instance in which a priest received a letter of reference for a job at Walt Disney World after he quit following abuse claims.
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