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An 84-year-old retired bishop of Albany, who has been accused of sexual abuse and has unsuccessfully sought to be removed from the priesthood, said Tuesday he recently married a woman in a civil ...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany says covered up sexual abuse by priests for decades said a former bishop.
At the time, the diocese faced hundreds of legal claims from persons alleging that they had been victims of child sexual abuse. [13] Later in 2023, Scharfenberger submitted his mandatory resignation letter to the Vatican upon the occasion of his 75th birthday. [14] As of August 1, 2024, he continues to serve as bishop of the diocese of Albany. [15]
In 2004, the Diocese of Albany reported that 19 priests had credible accusations of sexual abuse against minors over the past 53 years, and that investigations were pending into allegations involving ten current and former priests. [15] That same year, the diocese created the Independent Mediation Assistance Program to financially assist ...
Howard Hubbard, a retired Catholic bishop who acknowledged covering up allegations of sexual abuse in his upstate New York diocese and recently married a woman in a civil ceremony, has died after ...
The Harrisburg Diocese was the first Catholic diocese in Pennsylvania to seek bankruptcy protection. [144] On May 1, 2020, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [145] On March 15, 2023 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, NY filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. [146]
Sep. 17—Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against ...
In 2004, the Diocese of Albany reported that 19 priests had committed acts of sexual abuse over the previous 53 years. It also said that it was investigating allegations of sexual abuse involving ten current and former priests. [43] In February 2004, two men accused Bishop Hubbard of having sex with men in the 1970s. [43]