Pope cleans house at bank with new cardinals
(Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)
Pope Francis made another move to clean house at the troubled Vatican bank on Wednesday, naming a new roster of cardinal advisers to replace the ones who were in place during its latest brushes with scandal.
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Indonesian president says he believes in witchcraft
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Vatican monsignor arrested for money laundering
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“I apologize to all those who have been harmed by these crimes and this scandal, the victims themselves, most certainly, but also rank and file Catholics who have been shamed by the actions of some priests and bishops.” — Cardinal Francis George as victims’ attorneys are poised to release documents showing how the Archdiocese of Chicago handled the sexual abuse of children by priests.
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APNewsBreak: Pope defrocked 400 priests in 2 years
In his last two years as pope, Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests for raping and molesting children, more than twice as many as the two years that preceded a 2010 explosion of sex abuse cases in Europe and beyond, according to a document obtained Friday by The Associated Press and an analysis of Vatican statistics.
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