Catholic priests and child abuse: Time to prosecute the Pope?
Posted on September 15, 2011, at 12:06 PMVictims' advocates charge that the Vatican is guilty of crimes against humanity. Is there any chance the International Criminal Court will get involved?
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Does Pope John Paul II really deserve beatification?
Posted on April 25, 2011, at 3:30 PMOn Sunday, the late pope is slated to begin his path to sainthood, but not everyone is sure he's deserving of the honor, given his handling of sexual abuse within the Church
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Talking points: The pope's controversial U.K. visit
Posted on September 16, 2010, at 1:39 PMJournalists are fuming, protesters are plotting, and Susan Boyle has nearly collapsed. Here's the lowdown on Pope Benedict XVI's official trip
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Vatican: Female priests are as bad as pedophiles?
Posted on July 16, 2010, at 10:40 AMThe Holy See issued tougher new rules for dealing with sex-abuse and other "grave crimes" against the church — including the ordaining of women
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The Pope's battle against 'deplorable' sex abuse raids
Posted on June 28, 2010, at 7:06 PMPolice in Belgium raided church offices, detained bishops, and even opened a cardinal's tomb looking for evidence of sex abuse. Was Pope Benedict XVI right to protest?
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Catholics in crisis
Posted on April 30, 2010, at 3:58 PMReeling from sex-abuse scandals, the Roman Catholic Church is losing members in droves. Can it stem the decline?
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Britain's 'despicable' Pope memo
Posted on April 26, 2010, at 5:39 PMBritain's Foreign Office is in hot water after a young staffer mockingly suggested the pope issue "'Benedict' condoms"
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What is your opinion on suing the Pope?
Posted on April 26, 2010, at 1:22 PMTake our reader poll: Should Americans who've been abused by Catholic priests be able to sue the Pope?
Suing the pope: A guide
Posted on April 26, 2010, at 12:14 PMA new sex-abuse lawsuit is taking aim directly at Pope Benedict XVI. Can His Holiness be sued?
The meaning of the Pope's tears
Posted on April 19, 2010, at 2:29 PMBenedict reportedly wept during a meeting with victims of sexual abuse by a Catholic priest. Does this mean he is finally taking the scandal seriously?
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The Pope's penance: The world reacts
Posted on April 16, 2010, at 1:00 PMWith the Catholic sex abuse crisis still growing, Pope Benedict XVI said "we Christians" must repent. Did he go far enough?
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5 most damning films about Catholic child abuse
Posted on April 14, 2010, at 1:22 PMLong before the Pope was implicated in a global scandal, documentary filmmakers have been exposing clergy child abuse in smaller, horrifying ways
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Can atheists arrest the Pope?
Posted on April 12, 2010, at 12:53 PMTwo respected British atheists plan to arrest Pope Benedict for "crimes against humanity." A legitimate threat or just grandstanding?
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Is the Pope another Nixon?
Posted on April 7, 2010, at 11:05 AMWhile some commentators are calling the Catholic Church's sex-abuse scandal a "Holy Watergate" — others damn the comparisons as "shameful"
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Is the Catholic Church being persecuted?
Posted on April 6, 2010, at 9:00 AMA senior Vatican priest has likened outrage at sex abuse in the Catholic Church to the persecution of the Jews
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Pope Benedict and the pedophilia scandal: A timeline
Posted on March 26, 2010, at 2:24 PMA chronological look at how the sex abuse scandal has cast a shadow over Benedict XVI's papacy
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