Bishop Reflects on Sex Abuse Crisis
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A week before his term expires as leader of the nation's Roman Catholic hierarchy, Bishop Wilton Gregory said that the pressure of guiding the U.S. church through the height of the clergy sex abuse crisis "drove me to my knees" spiritually.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II discussed the US sex-abuse scandal with a group of American bishops yesterday, encouraging them to be more open to the needs of parishioners in the wake of a &quot;crisis of confidence in the church's leadership.&quot;
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Family splits and commercial pressures are causing a crisis in modern childhood, says the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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FRESNO, California  - A California diocese of the Episcopal Church on Saturday took a major step toward breaking with the U.S. church because of its position on issues including homosexuality, a move unseen since the U.S. Civil War.
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The gay bishop at the heart of the controversy that is tearing apart the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he &quot;deeply regrets&quot; the pain caused by his election last year, but is
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US Roman Catholic bishops are meeting to elect their new president, who they hope will restore the church's reputation after a string of child abuse scandals.
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THE PLIGHT of the US Roman Catholic Church could not have been underscored more heavily this week by the new choice to head the nation&#39;s Catholic bishops.
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ZANZIBAR, Tanzania -- The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called yesterday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatens to fracture the church.
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In a letter to the communion&#39;s leaders dated November 28, the Archbishop of Canterbury said the controversy had led many homosexual people, including those who are celibate, to &quot;feel that there is no good news for them in the church&quot;.
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An Anglican bishop in British Columbia who regrets contributing to an international rift in the church by permitting same-sex blessings says he won&#39;t go along with a proposed moratorium on blessing gay unions.
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U.S. Catholic bishops, facing the  financial aftermath of a pervasive child sex abuse scandal, on  Monday elected a president whose diocese plans to seek  bankruptcy protection from dozens of alleged victims.
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The nation's Roman Catholic bishops are holding their fall meeting this week during troubled times for the U.S. church.
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The day after the sentencing of one of the most notorious figures in this region's three-year-old clergy abuse crisis, lawmakers and victims advocates said Wednesday they are building momentum to repeal statutes of limitations on sex crimes that have prevented other abusers from facing lawsuits and prosecution.
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The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called Sunday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatens to fracture the church.
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The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange told parishioners Sunday that he can finally sleep through the night now that he has ended a long and at times bitter legal battle by agreeing to the nation's largest settlement for victims of sexual abuse by clergy.
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A conference of Anglican leaders opened Wednesday as the 77 million-member church struggles with a potentially disastrous fight over the Bible and sexuality.
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Ireland's top Catholic bishop used the 10th anniversary of a landmark ceasefire in Northern Ireland to urge both sides of the British province's sectarian divide to "take risks" in preserving peace.