Bishops Plan  To Name Nun to  Sex Abuse Panel
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U.S. Catholic bishops are planning to appoint a nun to their lay review board on sexual abuse, a step that could undermine the watchdog panel's independence, several of its members charged this week.
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By VICTOR L. SIMPSON  VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI's personal priest asked the pontiff on Friday to declare a day of fasting and penance to express the Roman Catholic Church's solidarity with the victims of clerical sex abuse.  In a strongly worded lecture, the Rev.
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Eleven years after the Church of England began ordaining women as priests, its general synod met Wednesday to discuss whether to allow females to become bishops.
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US Catholic bishops, dealing with a pervasive priest sexual abuse scandal, on Monday elected as their new president Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, Washington, whose diocese faces dozens of lawsuits from alleged victims.
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The issue of women bishops being allowed in the Church of England has been debated by the general synod.
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By Sam Hodges, The Dallas Morning News  Jun. 6--The Baptist General Convention of Texas says it's stepping up the fight against clergy sexual misconduct, including posting on its Web site the names of convicted sex offenders known to have worked in Texas Baptist churches.
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NEW BEDFORD -- A doctor will report next week on the health of convicted pedophile James R. Porter, a former priest who is dying of cancer behind bars, according to Mr.
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Christian gay rights group compiles dossier to highlight its fears over newly-appointed commissioner
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FARGO, ND - A report expected Monday should provide a plan to move the worldwide Anglican Communion through internal divisions following the appointment of an openly gay bishop, North Dakota&#39;s Episcopal bishop said.
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Pope John Paul II has named the bishop who investigated the seminary child pornography scandal in Austria to replace the man who resigned over the case, the Vatican said Thursday.
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After two years of talks, the Roman Catholic diocese of Orange, outside Los Angeles, has agreed to pay compensation to 87 victims of sex abuse by clergy.
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The next Catholic bishop of China's capital will be installed this week, church sources said on Monday, but it is uncertain whether the sensitive appointment will have the approval of the Vatican.
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Attorney Stan Chesley promised confidentiality to more than 350 people who said they were sexually abused by priests. Then a judge ordered him to reveal their names, along with contact information and a description of the abuse.
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who has caused outrage on the left with his conservative Roman Catholic views on homosexuality and marriage. &quot;We expect a reshuffle of the Commission.
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The Pope's personal preacher urges him to call for a "day of atonement" for child sex abuse by Catholic clergy.
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Cardinal Norberto Rivera, Mexico's most senior Roman Catholic clergyman, will be questioned by lawyers and may have to appear in a U.S. court over accusations he protected a priest wanted for sexually abusing children, Rivera's spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Roman Catholic bishops are to appear in front of a powerful committee of MPs amid fears that they are pushing a fundamentalist brand of their religion in schools