In 2013, a woman told the Palmerston North Catholic Diocese that a priest had raped her. The alleged rape and sexual abuse were reported to have happened in October 1985. The church paid her a total of $188,000.00 on what was subsequently shown to be fraudulent claims. She had provided medical reports by a psychiatrist Read more
Pope Francis has named an administrator for the Archdiocese of Agãna, on the Pacific island of Guam after its archbishop was accused of sexually abusing young boys decades ago. He is Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai. Hon Tai-Fai is currently secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, a position he has held since 2010. Read more
Reinstated Ireland parish priest, Fr Kevin Reynolds says the RTE media apology has freed him from false allegations, baseless accusations and lies. Reynolds was accused of raping a minor, named Veneranda while he was a missionary in Kenya and as a result of the rape, fathering a child named Sheila. In an apology, dated Thursday 6 Read more