Some recent news of the never ending stories about the pedophile
priests and scandals of Rome.   I’ve begun to put all previous
posts and news articles about the Roman Catholic church’s pedophile
scandals, genocides, mass murders, rapes, money laundering,
bank fraud, insurance fraud, art fraud, and so on on my website.
When they are all up, they will still be only  a small sample of news
stories that have appeared in the last couple of years.  

Vatican Official Expected at Deposition
Washington Post, United States - Jan 8, 2006
... Former Archbishop William Levada was served with a subpoena
before he left for Rome last summer to take over as as prefect of
the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith _ the position
formerly held by Pope Benedict XVI. It is the highest Vatican post ever
held by an American.

Church wants more sex abuse lawsuits moved to federal court 
GJ Sentinel - Jan 09 5:09 PM
DENVER — Two lawsuits accusing the Archdiocese of Denver of doing
nothing regarding a priest who had been accused of abusing children
should be moved to federal court because of constitutional questions,
attorneys for the church argued Monday.

Rwanda wants priest's extradition for genocide trial 
World Peace Herald - Jan 13 9:23 AM
PARIS -- Kigali has asked France to extradite a Roman Catholic priest
suspected of being involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The
Rwandan priest, Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, has been exiled in France
since 1995. He currently works in a parish in Gisors, France.

UNGODLY ADVICE OF 'PERV' PRIEST 
New York Post - Jan 13 1:21 AM
A former Brooklyn altar boy, who accused his priest of molesting him, said
he allowed the repeated sexual encounters because he was told the sex would
bring him closer to God.

Judas the Misunderstood  
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C13509-1981591%2C00.html
Times Online – Jan 12, 2006   Richard Owen, in Rome
Vatican moves to clear reviled disciple’s name
 JUDAS ISCARIOT, the disciple who betrayed Jesus with a kiss, is to be given a makeover by Vatican scholars. 

13th lawsuit filed against Pueblo Diocese alleging abuse 
The Pueblo Chieftain Online - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
A 13th lawsuit has been filed against the Catholic Diocese of Pueblo over allegations of sexual abuse by clergy decades ago, according to court records released Friday. The latest suit is the 12th filed since September alleging that former Marianist Brother William Mueller used ether to render a Roncalli High School student helpless, then molested him. The Society of Mary religious order also

Mahony Abuse-Settlement Effort Derided 
Los Angeles Times - Jan 10 10:13 PM
A deal would cover alleged acts of priests since he took his post. Critics says he's trying to protect his reputation.

Diocese may pay $85M 
Cincinnati Enquirer - Jan 10 10:26 AM
Attorneys asked the judge to approve a settlement which could pay as many as 382 victims an average of $250,000. Expert: Many victims

Expert on abuse says there were many victims 
Cincinnati Enquirer - Jan 10 10:28 AM
BURLINGTON - The Rev. Thomas Doyle, a Roman Catholic priest who during the mid-1980s wrote a manual for the church on how to deal with clergy sex abuse, said the 382 people seeking settlement money probably are only a few of those abused in 57 Kentucky counties.

Boston churches face new abuse cases 
The Bryan-College Station Eagle - Jan 14 5:08 AM
BOSTON - Archbishop Sean O'Malley has been here before, caught between the financial needs of the Roman Catholic Church and the fury of alleged sex abuse victims and other parishioners. This time, a satisfying resolution may be tougher to find.

Archbishop: Church will resist ruling 
Corvallis Gazette Times - Jan 13 11:49 PM
PORTLAND — The leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland says the church will follow its own law on ownership of its property despite a ruling by a federal bankruptcy judge declaring it potentially subject to sale to satisfy claims by victims of alleged priest sex abuse.

Judge clears archdiocese suits for trial 
Portland Oregonian - Jan 12 12:19 AM
A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday cleared the way for priest-abuse lawsuits to proceed against the Portland Archdiocese.

Detroit bishop backs retroactive suits 
The Toledo Blade - Jan 13 3:38 AM
COLUMBUS - For 60 years, Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton remained quiet about the time, at the age of 15, that he was fondled by a priest.

Ex-local priest gets 111 years
South Bend Tribune - Jan 14 5:37 AM
LeBrun sentenced for sex abuse in Arizona. Former Little Flower Catholic Church pastor Paul LeBrun was sentenced Friday to the maximum 111 years in prison for sexually abusing Arizona boys in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Priest from Sioux City diocese accused of sex abuse 
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - Jan 14 3:31 AM
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A South Carolina man who attended Roman Catholic schools in Sioux City has filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against the diocese and a former priest who has been named in more than two dozen similar lawsuits and claims.

Accused priest on leave 
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Jan 13 3:10 AM
A Northern Kentucky priest has been accused of sexual misconduct with a child and removed from parish work.

Siblings sue RVC diocese, Bishop William Murphy 
Newsday.com - Jan 12 7:35 AM
Five siblings have started a $25-million lawsuit against the Diocese of Rockville Centre and Bishop William Murphy, alleging that a Long Island priest abused them repeatedly when they were children..

Lawsuit claims three priests abused 6 siblings 30 years ago 
Portland Oregonian - Jan 12 4:05 AM
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court claims that three Catholic priests sexually abused four boys and two girls -- all siblings -- several decades ago after their Silverton family home burned down in a fire and they needed help.

Woman sues priest for child support 
Chicago Tribune - Jan 11 3:48 AM
When a sad twist of fate reunited Sandra Ring with her former high school sweetheart in 2003, it seemed to prove to the heartbroken Canadian that God works in mysterious ways.

Vatican says no to homosexuals into priesthood 
Gulf Times - Dec 30 11:34 PM
VATICAN CITY: In the first major ruling of Pope Benedict XVI’s reign, the Catholic Church on Tuesday imposed restrictions on homosexuals becoming priests, saying only men who had overcome “transitory” gay tendencies could be ordained.
Compare the above to this:
Catholic priest reveals to parishioners he is homosexual 
The Daily Comet - Jan 09 1:24 PM
For years, the Rev. Jim Morrison has counseled Catholic parishioners struggling with their sexual orientation to be honest about it with their loved ones.
In earlier interviews, Morrison said he doesn’t intend to resign because being celibate and gay is not against Catholic doctrine.
Transitory celibate?