abernethy: welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. the clergy sex abuse scandal continues to roil the catholic church. new claims of abuse emerged across europe and elsewhere, as did allegations that known abusers were transferred between parishes. the vatican responded by urging bishops to report all accusations to civil authorities when the law requires it, but also again lashed out against what it called bias in the news coverage. at the same time, a top vatican official drew criticism for linking pedophilia to homosexuality. pope benedict xvi alluded to the crisis in a homily thursday. he said now that we are under attack from the world, we realize that it s necessary to repent. the scandal will be the backdrop to benedict s weekend trip to malta, a predominantly catholic country, and next week, during observances of the fifth anversary of benedict s election and installation as pope. tariq ramadan, considered one of the most prominent scholars in t
Malta
Afghanistan
Hastings-college
Nebraska
United-states
California
Virginia
Wisconsin
Russia
Washington
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San-francisco
abernethy: welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. the clergy sex abuse scandal continues to roil the catholic church. new claims of abuse emerged across europe and elsewhere, as did allegations that known abusers were transferred between parishes. the vatican responded by urging bishops to report all accusations to civil authorities when the law requires it, but also again lashed out against what it called bias in the news coverage. at the same time, a top vatican official drew criticism for linking pedophilia to homosexuality. pope benedict xvi alluded to the crisis in a homily thursday. he said now that we are under attack from the world, we realize that it s necessary to repent. the scandal will be the backdrop to benedict s weekend trip to malta, a predominantly catholic country, and next week, during observances of the fifth anversary of benedict s election and installation as pope. tariq ramadan, considered one of the most prominent scholars in t
Malta
Afghanistan
Hastings-college
Nebraska
United-states
California
Virginia
Wisconsin
Russia
Washington
District-of-columbia
San-francisco