Category: Clergy Abuse

Convicted Sex Offender Rabbi Berland Turned Away at Ukrainian Border on Way to Uman

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Rabbi Eliezer Berland was turned away at the Ukrainian border with Romania while attempting to journey to the pilgrimage city of Uman for the High Holidays, despite Israeli efforts to convince Kyiv to lift its travel ban on the convicted…[Continue Reading...]

Catholic ‘cult’ in California: What do we know?

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Earlier this month, reports emerged in a California news outlet about alleged sexual abuse that purportedly took place at a commune run by a Catholic pro-life organization, Catholics United for Life. The allegations come from three biological sisters who say they were abused…[Continue Reading...]

The Catholic Church’s latest scandals in the US

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The Catholic Church is not new to controversy. The institution's actions prompted The Boston Globe's Pulitzer-winning spotlight investigation detailing the pedophilic transgressions of Catholic priests and enabling evasive maneuvers of their bishops. However, there are many other scandals involving the church, including more…[Continue Reading...]

‘The First Thing I Did Was Text My Priest’ A church lay leader sexually abused a child. The victim’s family says the institution protected him. By Sarah Jones, senior writer for Intelligencer  who covers politics and labor

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For years, Cherin Marie’s life near Big Rock, Illinois, revolved around her family and her faith. She and her husband were raising their young children in the Christ Our Light Anglican Church, a tiny but active congregation within the Diocese…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-Roman Catholic cardinal, now 93, not competent to stand trial in sex abuse case, judge rules

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Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial on charges accusing him of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago, a judge ruled Wednesday. Following Judge Paul J. McCallum's ruling, for which McCarrick appeared…[Continue Reading...]

Catholic Archdioceses in California file for bankruptcy amid clergy sex abuse claims

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This week the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco filed for bankruptcy protection. Here in California, it joins the Diocese of Oakland and the Diocese of Santa Rosa, which also filed for Chapter 11 protection earlier this year. And the…[Continue Reading...]

Philadelphia Archdiocese settles for $3.5 million in sex abuse lawsuit for deceased priest

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2023 / 15:21 pm The Archdiocese of Philadelphia agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with a man who accused a now-deceased priest of raping him about 17 years ago and alleged that the archdiocese failed…[Continue Reading...]

Catholic Diocese of Syracuse paying $100M to settle NY child sex abuse cases

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse will pay $100 million to survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands of the church’s clergy, religious leaders, lay employees and volunteers. The diocese — which filed for bankruptcy in June 2020 after…[Continue Reading...]

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