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Fugitive Fathers: Two priests suspended since investigative series

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:00:55 +0000

One month ago, ICR News published a lengthy investigation by GlobalPost into Catholic clergy who have been accused of sexual abuse in the United States or Europe, yet continue to work as priests in remote South American dioceses.

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Pope Francis meets with sexual abuse victims in Philadelphia

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:00:41 +0000

Pope Francis met Sunday in Philadelphia with five victims of sexual abuse committed by members of the Catholic clergy, telling them that those committed crimes "will be held accountable."

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Special Series – Fugitive Fathers: How the Catholic Church’s alleged sex abusers hide and preach in Latin America

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:25:19 +0000

The Catholic Church has allowed priests accused of sexually abusing children in the United States and Europe to escape their pasts by moving to parishes in the poor, remote corners of the developing world. This despite ongoing pledges from a new pope to clean up the church's record on abuse.

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Could the Vatican face racketeering charges for harboring abusive clergy?

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:05:45 +0000

Thousands of priests been accused of destroying the innocence of society’s most vulnerable individuals: children. And in many cases, the church hierarchy has looked the other way, or even obstructed justice — a crime punishable under racketeering statutes. Yet throughout decades of abuse, the Holy See — the church’s central government, housed at the Vatican — has evaded legal consequences.

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Pope Francis needs to do more to stop priest sex abuse, advocates say

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:04:02 +0000

Two-and-half years into Pope Francis’s papacy, these revelations raise questions over whether he has done enough to address the church’s plague of sex abuse. More than 6,000 priests face allegations, according to Bishop-Accountability.org, and many have never faced justice for their alleged crimes.

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US priests accused of sex abuse get a second chance by relocating to Latin America

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:03:30 +0000

The Catholic Church has allowed priests accused of sexually abusing children in the United States and Europe to relocate to poor parishes in South America, a yearlong GlobalPost investigation has found.

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Fugitive Fathers: How the Vatican’s alleged sex abusers hide and preach in South America (VIDEO)

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:02:13 +0000

Catholic priests sexually preying on boys and girls — the scale of rape, abuse and cover-up is well known.

But now, GlobalPost has investigated a disturbing new chapter to the story.

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Latin America has become a safe haven for the Catholic Church’s alleged child molesters

Inside Costa Rica Staff — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:00:52 +0000

Jennifer’s memories were scattered and fleeting. They came suddenly, triggered by a smell or a glimpse of light dappled through stained glass. The aroma of freshly baked mince pies repulsed her nostrils. Scented candles, like the ones in the small San Antonio, Texas church she attended as an elementary school girl, made her gag with disgust.

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