Pope Francis ignores abuse scandal in condolences for US cardinal
In 2004, an investigation established that some 4,400 Catholic priests were paedophiles and that the number of victims from 1950-2002 stands at around 11,000.
Dec 20, 2017, 23:38 PM ISTSex abuse scandal haunts Pope Francis' aide and Australia's top Catholic cleric George Pell
George Pell strongly denies the allegations and says he had no knowledge of widespread paedophilia in the church in Australia, even suggesting a conspiracy to bring him down.
Jun 29, 2017, 08:58 AM ISTBishops who covered up for abuse guilty of wrongdoing: Pope Francis
Pope Francis has defended his words of consolation to US bishops over the priest sex abuse scandal but said - for the first time - that those who covered up for abusers are guilty of wrongdoing.
Sep 28, 2015, 16:47 PM IST