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September 25, 2018 – Sex abuse scandal in German Catholic Church sparks celibacy debate / Report – Sexual abuse of minors by catholic priests, deacons and male members of orders in the domain of the German Bishops’ Conference

https://amp.dw.com/en/sex-abuse-scandal-in-german-catholic-church-sparks-celibacy-debate/a-45609846 German bishops have begun meeting in Fulda to discuss a study on widespread sex abuse by Catholic priests. Some are calling for celibacy to be overhauled, while others want the church to focus on victim compensation. and see: https://dbk.de/fileadmin/redaktion/diverse_downloads/dossiers_2018/MHG-Study-eng-Endbericht-Zusammenfassung.pdf

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September 25, 2018 – ‘We need to change’: Priest sex abuse scandals driving Catholics away, pope admits

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/25/pope-francis-priest-abuse-scandals-driving-catholics-away/1419926002/ The flames of fury over priest sex abuse scandals are eroding the faith of Catholics and chasing many from pews, Pope Francis admitted Tuesday – and the church needs “to change.” The pope’s frank comments, delivered before young people in Estonia on the final day of his pilgrimage to the Baltics, coincided with a stinging report of abuse of children…

September 24-26, 2018 – International Meeting of Experts held at Ave Maria School of Law, Naples, Florida
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September 24-26, 2018 – International Meeting of Experts held at Ave Maria School of Law, Naples, Florida

From 24-26 September 2018, ICOLF organized an International Meeting of Experts on “Sexually Aggressive Behavior toward Pre and Post Adolescent Males, Seminarians and Adults by Catholic Clergy: Prevention, Evaluation, and Responses.” The proceedings of the meeting will be published in book form in 2019. The abstracts will be available in the 2018 December issue of…

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September 21, 2018 – Indian Bishop Franco Mulakkal arrested for alleged rape of nun

https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/indian-bishop-franco-mulakkal-arrested-alleged-rape-nun-55417?utm_source=Copy+of+SEPT_++23-+29_BREAKING+NEWS+%28CHANGE+SUBJECT%29&utm_campaign=cc_122017&utm_medium=email Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar was arrested by Kerala police Friday, accused of raping a nun multiple times between 2014 and 2016. He is the first Catholic bishop to be arrested in a sexual abuse case against a nun in India.