On AlterNet: priests

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Catholic Church Tries to Quiet Pedophilia Scandal with New Policy, While Atheists Push for Pope's Arrest in the UK

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. April 12, 2010.

The church drops its defense posture, edits its guidelines to read that church leaders should report clerical sex abuse to civil authorities.

"Deliver Us From Evil": The Amorality of the Catholic Church

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. July 4, 2009.

The basic hierarchy and theology of the Catholic Church is a recipe for the abuse of power.

Portraits of Clergy Sex Abuse (Photo Essay)

Nina Berman, AlterNet. November 1, 2007.

Abuse is rampant among clergy, who, too often, remain unchecked in their power and unpunished for their crimes.

A Pedophile Priest Speaks Out

Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle. October 26, 2006.

The notorious Catholic priest Oliver O'Grady -- who sexually abused children for 20 years, including a 9-month-old baby -- is the subject of a chilling new documentary, 'Deliver Us From Evil.'