Posts tagged clergy sex abuse scandal
New Lead Pastor At Gateway Church Pledges ‘New Chapter’ After 2024 Abuse Scandal

Daniel Floyd took the reins last Sunday at scandal-scarred Gateway Church, the multicampus congregation whose founder, Robert Morris, faces a criminal child sexual abuse trial next month. Floyd pledged a “new chapter” for Gateway, which reportedly lost members and tithe dollars after details of Morris’s alleged crimes became public.

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The Rupnik Scandal Should Shape Pope Francis’ Legacy, But Ultimately Won’t

(ANALYSIS) The public legacy of Pope Francis is secured by elite journalists who shape much of what appears in the mainstream news media. Catholics, however, may have a different view — if they read coverage in alternative news sources — given earlier scandals of the Francis era and now the Rupnik case.

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U.S. Catholics will look back at Cuomo’s tenure for decades to come

(OPINION) The three-time governor leaves behind a mixed legacy among Roman Catholics. Like his father Mario (who also served three terms as New York governor and was for years on the short-list of lawmakers who could be president), Cuomo represented a new generation of liberal Catholic politicians in this country.

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