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Religion and Faith

Minn. dioceses say clergy abuse prevention efforts are working

Minn. dioceses say clergy abuse prevention efforts are working

Pope Benedict's response to recent revelations about sexual abuse by Catholic clergy has drawn a mixed reaction. But church leaders in Minnesota say their efforts to crack down on such abuse are working. In the past eight years, only one Catholic clergy abuse case has been reported in Minnesota according to church officials.
by Toni Randolph

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When America leaves reality behind

Pulitzer-prize winning foreign correspondent Chris Hedges argues that our country is undergoing an economic, political and moral collapse. He says most Americans "cannot differentiate between lies and truth" because they've abandoned literacy and print culture.

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Priest accused of Minn. abuse won't fight extradition

A Roman Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting a teenage parishioner in Minnesota said Tuesday he would willingly leave his native India and try to clear his name in the courts if the United States tried to extradite him.

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Clergy sex abuse and the response from the Catholic church

Clergy sex abuse and the response from the Catholic church

The Vatican responds to charges that bishops and Pope Benedict himself did not act to prevent priests from sexually abusing children, saying that outsiders are persecuting church. Critics say secrecy still shrouds action against abuse perpetrators. Two who have worked to address the sex abuse problem within the Catholic church offer their perspectives. (Kerri Miller interviewed Jeff Anderson, an attorney who represents people who say they've been abused by priests on Thursday, April 1)

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Pope sees sex scandal as test; bishops urge reform

Pope sees sex scandal as test; bishops urge reform

Pope Benedict XVI sees the priestly sex scandal as a "test for him and the church," his spokesman says, as bishops around Europe used Holy Week's solemn call for penitence to pledge transparency in dealing with the abuse of children.

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