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US watchdog launches database on Catholic priests accused of sex abuse of minors in the Philippines

A United States-based watchdog has launched an online database of over 80 Roman Catholic priests accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines, stating that the silence of Filipino bishops amounts to a cover-up.
The database includes faces, names, and details of alleged sexual assaults, with none of the accused having been convicted in any Philippine court.
The nonprofit BishopAccountability.org noted that external accountability mechanisms seen in other countries have occurred little in the Philippines, and that the list may be just the tip of the iceberg.
Anne Barrett Doyle, a director of BishopAccountability.org, emphasized that the silence of bishops encourages such assaults, while Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David mentioned efforts to safeguard minors and report complaints to the Vatican.

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The Hindu

U.S. watchdog launches database on Catholic priests accused of sex abuse of minors in the Philippines

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The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, Philippines. / Credit: Kagejuni001, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Jan 29, 2025 / 11:45 am (CNA). U.S.-based abuse watchdog BishopAccountability.org during a Jan. 29 press conference held in Manila, Philippines, identified 82 priests and brothers with ties to the Philippines who have been publicly accused of abusing minors.The U.S. group’s c…

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