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The First Baptist Church of Stover, Mo., is home to about 100 congregants led by the Rev. Travis Smith, who has been charged with statutory rape by the Moniteau County prosecutor's office.
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Catholic intensity fades as evangelical devotion surges
(RNS) New research shows that Catholics report the lowest proportion of strongly affiliated followers among major American religious traditions. Evangelicals, on the other hand, are increasingly devout and committed to their faith. By David Gibson.
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Convicted bishop is Catholic hierarchy’s elephant in the room
(RNS) As the nation's Catholic bishops gather in Baltimore next week, they will be facing questions about how they will cope with the re-election of President Obama. But also looming is the question of how they will deal with Bishop Robert Finn of Missouri, who in September became the first bishop found guilty of covering up for a priest suspected of child abuse. By David Gibson.
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St. Louis Catholics react to native son Bishop Finn’s conviction
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) Bishop Robert Finn, a St. Louis native who was ordained in the St. Louis Archdiocese, is the first U.S. bishop convicted of failing to report criminal sexual activity by a priest. Local Catholics were polite but not subtle about the court ruling. By Jesse Bogan and Tim Towsend.
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What’s next for Robert Finn, the first Catholic bishop convicted in sex abuse cover-up?
(RNS) Bishop Robert W. Finn was found guilty Thursday of failing to tell police about a priest suspected of sexually exploiting children. But will the pope fire him? Will he quit? By David Gibson.
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Catholic bishop says church’s credibility on sexual abuse is ‘shredded’
(RNS) The U.S. Catholic bishops' point man on sexual abuse said that the hierarchy's credibility on fixing the problem is "shredded." By David Gibson.
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Rev. Benedict Groeschel leaves Catholic cable show after abuse remarks
(RNS) The Rev. Benedict Groeschel has given up his longtime spot on the Catholic cable network EWTN after he defended clergy who abuse children while blaming some victims. By David Gibson.
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Prominent priest apologizes for controversial sex abuse remarks
NEW YORK (RNS) The Rev. Benedict Groeschel, a popular Franciscan friar who defended priests who sexually abuse children and blamed some victims for “seducing” them, has apologized for the controversial remarks. By David Gibson.
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UPDATE: Rev. Benedict Groeschel apologizes for sex abuse comments
(RNS) The Rev. Benedict Groeschel on Thursday evening apologized for comments he made defending clergy abusers and blaming victims. The remarks by the popular priest sparked a firestorm of controversy.
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Federal court says accused abusive priest didn’t work for the Vatican
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) A federal judge on Monday (Aug. 20) dismissed the Vatican from a lawsuit filed by a former Portland teenager who says he was sexually abused by a pedophile priest, ruling that the accused priest did not work directly for the Holy See. By Aimee Green.
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