Pope: Church feels 'shame and regret' for abuse

" Catholic priests who sexually abused children "disfigured their ministry" and caused the Catholic Church "profound shame and regret," Pope Benedict XVI wrote Monday, in one of his strongest statements to date on the scandal facing the Vatican. " What has happened...

The Pope Lays Down the Law on Celibacy

"A shortage of priests has some calling for a loosening of the traditional restrictions, but Benedict makes clear it won't happen on his watch. Pope Benedict XVI believes Catholicism is growing sick in its historic birthplace of Western Europe, where a shortage of priests is...

The Pope Lays Down the Law on Celibacy

"A shortage of priests has some calling for a loosening of the traditional restrictions, but Benedict makes clear it won't happen on his watch. Pope Benedict XVI believes Catholicism is growing sick in its historic birthplace of Western Europe, where a shortage of priests is...

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The Catholic Church and Child Abuse

"According to the Pope there is a "mysterious evil" abroad in the church today. It is not a mysterious evil. It is not a mystery. It is child abuse by priests. There is no mystery - it is sexual abuse - pure and simple."