In his speech at the end of the four-day Vatican Summit, Pope Francis condemned clerical sexual abuse. He promised to confront abusers with “the wrath of God,” end cover-ups within the church, and make victims a priority. He also called the abuse involving children a…
Although the Vatican has defrocked some priests for sexual misconduct since the worldwide crisis began nearly two decades ago, Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is the highest-ranking church leader and the first cardinal to be dismissed. In most cases, until the priest became a well-known pedophile,…
In December 2018, USA Gymnastics (USAG) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, claiming, in part, that it was to “expedite resolutions of claims” filed by survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse. USAG has been criticized for how it handled complaints and many victims have said…