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The document sent to bishops around the world offers suggestions on how they can create guidelines for combating sexual abuse by clergy. But the recommendations in the letter are vague and nonbinding and fall far short of recommending the tough U.S.-style norms.
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John Paul II will be beatified in Rome on Sunday, bringing him one step away from sainthood. But some Catholics question whether the late pope is being elevated a bit too fast. They say special care is needed — especially because he presided during the clerical sex abuse scandal.
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A federal judge in Oregon has opened the door for sex abuse victims to sue the Vatican.
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In Philadelphia, 21 Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse of minors slipped through the cracks. But with all the safeguards the Roman Catholic Church put into place after the sex abuse scandal in 2002, how could this happen? It turns out that there's a lot of play in those rules.
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Philadelphia's archbishop announced the suspension of 21 priests who were named as child molestation suspects in a recent grand jury report. A canon lawyer says the archdiocese's moves mark a historic moment in the church abuse scandal. But the leader of a victims' group calls it "only a very partial first step."