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Clergy and Sexual Misconduct

Resources and links for communities and individuals dealing with sexual misconduct by a clergyperson.

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Soul Betrayal

It's not just priests who abuse youngsters. Clergy of all faiths are guilty of sexual misconduct with children and adults.

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'We Failed': Bishops Address Sexual Abuse

'We are the ones' at fault, says president of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in statement to peers.

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'I Ask Questions About
Sexual Morality'

In the wake of the sexual abuse crisis, a retired Catholic bishop calls for reform and conversation in the church.

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Addressing the Problem of Clergy Sexual Abuse

With attention fixed on truly terrible past events, the Church's mid-1990s policy changes to combat abuse may not be apparent.

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Who's Who: Fallen Religious Leaders

Beliefnet's gallery of fallen religious leaders including Father Alberto Cutié, the beloved Cuban-American leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, who shocked his followers when paparazzi photos showed him kissing and cuddling a woman on the beach and Ted Haggard, the evangelical leader of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, who admitted he was guilty of "sexual immorality" and had purchased methamphetamine from a gay prostitute.

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