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Catholic Church in Crisis

News coverage and Beliefnet articles on the clergy sexual abuse scandals rocking America's Catholic Church.

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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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Beliefnet Poll: Catholics Observant, But Some Seek Change

Catholics participating in a Beliefnet survey say they attend Mass, pray often, but disagree with the Church on some key issues.

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U.S. Catholics: A Survey

What issues are most important to American Catholics?

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The Catholic Crisis: A View from Rome

How the scandals sank in at the Vatican--and which U.S. bishops got the ball rolling.

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Should John Paul II Be Canonized?

I disagreed with some of the late pope's positions. But if he's not in heaven, there's little hope for the rest of us.

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Experts See Pattern in Priest Abuse

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A Gay Priest Speaks Out

'The vast majority of gay priests are celibate. I don't know of any in my circle of friends that are sexually active.'

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Gay, Priest, Gay Priests, gay men, Seminary, religious orders, straight men, gay seminarians, document, Sexual Orientation

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Not a 'Panzer Pope' After All

In his first year, Benedict XVI has confounded both liberal and conservative Catholics.

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'Central Casting Has Sent You a Different Kind of Bishop'

Beliefnet's Most Inspiring Person of 2003 wears sandals, fights with insurance companies, and is healing the Boston archdiocese.

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