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The Gift of Married Priests
- Written by: Alex Walker
+John Crowley
After 40 years as a priest, the Bishop of Middlesbrough hopes for a mixed, celibate and non-celibate clergy. Access to Mass, rather than marital status, matters (From The Tablet)
Priest abuse victim wins pay-out
- Written by: Alex Walker
Priest abuse victim wins pay-out
A man who was sexually abused as a child by a Roman Catholic priest has been awarded damages of more than £600,000 at the High Court.
The man, known as A, was abused by Father Christopher Clonan over a 10-year period from the age of eight when the priest worked in Coventry.
Christopher Clonan who died in 1998
Now 35, he suffers from schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder.
It is believed the case could result in further claims totalling millions of pounds against the Church.
Fr Clonan died in Australia in 1998 while on the run from British police.
Religious leaders' G8 poverty plea
- Written by: Alex Walker
Religious leaders' G8 poverty plea
Press Association
Tuesday June 28, 2005 9:18 AM
Senior religious figures from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths
have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair, urging him to press
for a radical commitment to help the world's poorest countries
when he chairs next week's G8 summit.
Catholic Church admits abuse claims up by 50%
- Written by: Alex Walker
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