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The only scandal about the revelation that a gay sex scandal in the Vatican may have prompted Pope Benedict to resign is that anyone is shocked.

Researchers commissioned by the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops to analyze the pattern of clergy sex abuse so dioceses could better identify offenders have concluded that homosexuality, celibacy and an all-male priesthood did not cause the scandal.

A federal judge in Oregon ruled Thursday that the Vatican must respond to certain requests for information from a man who says he was molested by a priest in the 1960s.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia placed two retired priests on administrative leave Wednesday, bringing to 23 the number of priests suspended following a scathing grand jury report on allegations of child sex abuse.

U.S. Catholic bishops renewed their 2002 pledge to oust predator priests, while stopping short of rebuking the Philadelphia archdiocese over allegations by a recent grand jury that it kept 37 dangerous priests on the job.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia was hit Monday with the fourth in a series of new lawsuits that blame church officials for failing to protect children from sexually abusive priests.

A former top Roman Catholic Church official has been placed on administrative leave following charges of endangering children in connection with sexual abuse by priests.

Attorneys representing a group of people who allege sexual abuse by Jesuit priests have filed 37 lawsuits in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Portland, seeking about $3.1 million.

Lawyers involved with the Delaware Catholic Diocese of Wilmington’s $77 million settlement with nearly 150 alleged victims of sexual abuse said the church’s agreement to release unredacted documents is a historic step toward making sure it doesn’t happen

A Belgian priest and prominent Third World development activist has admitted he sexually abused a minor 40 years ago, the director of the development aid organization he founded said Wednesday.