News tagged with "abuse"

British police investigate St Benedict’s school

British police are investigating allegations of child abuse made by two former pupils at one of the country’s most prestigious Catholic schools.

US case against Vatican withdrawn

Three American men who sued the Vatican in a US court for sexual abuses by Catholic priests are seeking to withdraw the case.

Belgian bishop compensated his victim

Belgian Bishop Roger Vangheluwe, who resigned in April after admitting he sexually abused a boy for years, has paid his victim “considerable” damages, reports say.

Belgian bishop abused nephew

Belgian Bishop Roger Vangelhuve, who resigned in April after admitting that he had abused a boy, had abused his own nephew, the New York Times has revealed.

‘I was a scumbag pedophile’, priest tells court

Australian priest Father John Sidney Denham who appeared in a New South Wales court for sentencing on Thursday, described himself as a “scumbag pedophile”, in testimony during sentencing submissions.

Pedophile ex-priest tried to bribe way out of jail

A former Catholic priest who sexually abused teenage boys in South Australia paid a $US25,000 “downpayment” to be released from an Indonesian prison, an Adelaide court has heard.

Life’s a gamble

To decry gambling and seek to thwart it because of its undoubtedly lamentable side-effects for some, is about as helpful as banning beer, wine and spirits because there are alcoholics.(Father Michael Kelly SJ, ucanews.com)

Hell for abusers, Scicluna warns

The Vatican prosecutor Monsignor Charles Scicluna has warned abusers that they risk a damnation in hell that would be worse than the death penalty.

German police drop Mixa investigation

German prosecutors have dropped an investigation of sexual abuse allegations against former Augsburg Bishop Walter Mixa who recently resigned following physical abuse allegations.