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A resolution of the United Methodist General Conference offered heartfelt apology to all who experienced sexual misconduct in the denomination... 
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(RNS) — For the first time, leaders of the Toronto-area church said Cavey’s behavior amounted to sexual abuse, not just sexual harassment or abuse of power as it had previously maintained.
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(RNS) — Rice had come under fire for ordaining a deacon with a history of sexual misconduct.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Another founder of a Catholic religious movement has been defrocked for sexual misconduct and abusing his power, the latest in a string of purportedly orthodox, charismatic priests who turned out to be predators.
Pope Francis defrocked the Argentine priest, Roberto Juan Yannuzzi, after a four-year investigation determined he had sex with adults under his authority, absolved them of the sin during confession and otherwise abused his power.
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The Swarm's insight:
"Defrocking, or dismissal from the clerical state, is the most severe sanction the Vatican can impose on a priest. It is usually reserved for priests who sexually abuse minors. The fact that Yannuzzi was defrocked for having sex with adults, absolving them of the sin and abusing his other powers suggests his misconduct was particularly grave." - Nicole Winfield | AP
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The Vatican found former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington guilty of sexual abuse of minors and sexual misconduct with adults, and dismissed him from the priesthood, completing an astonishing fall from grace for a man who was once one of the most powerful figures in the U.S. Catholic Church.
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Pope Francis told reporters he was committed to stopping the abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, some of whom had used the women as sex slaves....
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The Nashville Diocese said Jan. 6 that the associate pastor at a Franklin Catholic parish, Fr. Juan Carlos Garcia, has been removed from his parish post and from public ministry while the Franklin City Police Department investigates reports of sexual misconduct allegedly involving the priest.
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(RNS) — Mark MacDonald was national Indigenous Anglican archbishop of the ACC and is known for his climate justice advocacy.
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The top priest at Orchard Lake St. Mary's, Fr. Miroslaw Krol is accused of pressuring subordinates for sex. He denies any wrongdoing.
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Pope Francis himself has taken steps in the right direction, mandating that the Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith take charge of such accusations and then, after the CDF said it couldn’t do it, transferring responsibility to the four Vatican offices charged with overseeing bishops and other ecclesiastical superiors. In 2016, his apostolic letter “As a Loving Mother” lowered the bar for removing bishops from office, from malice in stewardship to inability or incapacity to do the right thing.
The Swarm's insight:
Pope Francis is doing the right thing, but Vatican officials are dragging their feet. They do not understand that times have changed and that, if they will not be part of the solution, they are problem.
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Dom Martin Shipperlee faced questioning over handling of sexual abuse claims at school...
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Christians focus deeply on a narrative of sin and redemption, but that theme can complicate how church leaders respond to sexual misconduct within their own ranks.
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