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Vatican Says Not Liable In U.S. Sexual Abuse Case

The Vatican said on Tuesday it would prove it cannot be held legally responsible for the actions of a priest at the center of a sexual abuse scandal in the United States.

Senh: I think everyone who's connected should be liable. It's not like this is the first time it has happened. A message needs to be sent.

Cardinal being replaced as celebrant of Latin Mass in DC

A controversial cardinal who was scheduled to deliver an elaborate Latin Mass this weekend in Washington at one of the nation's most prominent Catholic churches is being replaced after clergy sex-abuse victims and activists expressed ...

Pope: Church must do penance for abuse

Pope Benedict said the sexual abuse scandal shaking Roman Catholicism showed the Church needed to do penance for its sins, in a rare public reference by the pope to pedophilia in the priesthood.

Cardinal’s Remarks Link Homosexuality and Pedophilia

The Vatican sought to distance itself from comments by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, its secretary of state, that homosexuality is “a pathology” and linked to sexual abuse.

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Vatican denies cover-up in U.S. sex abuse case

The Vatican says there was no cover-up in the sexual abuse case by an American priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys and denounces what it calls attempts to smear Pope Benedict XVI.

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Vatican Says Not Liable In U.S. Sexual Abuse Case

Cardinal being replaced as celebrant of Latin Mass in DC

Pope: Church must do penance for abuse

Cardinal’s Remarks Link Homosexuality and Pedophilia

Vatican denies cover-up in U.S. sex abuse case