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Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger outlines his plans Monday for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting this week in Dallas. Gettelfinger had a news conference Monday at the Catholic Diocese of Evansville.

Catholic faithful gathering to offer own solutions to church's problems
BOSTON - After months of legal drama and summits of Roman Catholic leaders on the abuse of children by priests, thousands of ordinary churchgoers will gather here today to offer their solution and a perspective from the pews.

Weary Gettelfinger grieving, too
DALLAS - After spending weeks fighting one firestorm after another in Evansville and spending two intense days in Dallas with fellow bishops trying to salvage the reputation of his scandal-ridden church...

Catholics call on church for reforms
BOSTON - At its first national meeting Saturday, a nonclergy reform group born out of the Roman Catholic priest sex abuse scandal called for drastic changes in the way the church is governed.

Women crying out for role in rebuilding church -
DALLAS -Around a table set with chalices and communion bread, a small group of Roman Catholic men and women celebrated a Eucharistic liturgy Thursday, and asked God to bless the nation's bishops huddled behind closed doors just six blocks away.

Another priest is accused
The Evansville Diocese is investigating new allegations of abuse involving an area priest. The diocese confirmed Monday that two separate allegations of misconduct have been made against the Rev. Francis Schoering, the 69-year-old pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Haubstadt, Ind.

Priest solicited nephew
The Rev. Mark Kurzendoerfer, whose duties as a priest were terminated because he had forbidden contact with children, has admitted he attempted to solicit sex from his 17-year-old nephew.

Angry parishioners denounce bishop
Angry parishioners denounce bishop Parishioners at an Evansville Catholic church denounced Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger on Monday for not informing them about prior allegations of sexual misconduct against their former priest, the Rev. Michael Allen.

Bishop says rules violated by priest -The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville said Sunday he first learned about a month ago that a priest restricted from dealing directly with children violated those rules by having private counseling sessions with students.
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Parents not told about restrictions on priest -
Two mothers say their sons frequently received private counseling from an Evansville diocese priest who has been restricted from having direct contact with children because of a past sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy.
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Sex scandal opens door for help -
Barbara Blaine is a tough attorney employed as an aggressive advocate for the rights of abused children in the Chicago court system. But for years, she kept hidden a secret of her own victimization.
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The Church's Role -
From the Courier & Press: Amid the controversy over sexually misbehaving priests, a quote from Gerald Gettelfinger, bishop of the Evansville Catholic Diocese, stands out.
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Bishop's lack of caring evident -
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Another priest faces accusations -
The Rev. Joseph L. Clauss, former pastor of Resurrection Catholic Church in Evansville, has been named as another diocese priest accused of sexual abuse of a child. Clauss, 71, has been confined for more than a decade to an institution for priests who are sexual offenders, following allegations of an incident of sexual abuse that took place in Ohio in 1990, according to Evansville Catholic Diocese spokesman Paul Leingang. "Father Clauss was and is confined to an institution in New Mexico and
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National suit to use local priest evidence -
Revelations that two Evansville bishops failed to report allegations of sexual abuse will become evidence in federal racketeering lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Church.
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Long wait is over -
David Prunty has been waiting a long time for the words that came Sunday evening from his former parish priest. Words that acknowledged the damage done 27 years ago, when the man he most admired crossed over a line, moving from friendship into sexual intimacy.
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Bishop informs Knox prosecutor -
The bishop of the Evansville Catholic Diocese said Monday the church has reported to the Knox County prosecutor a sexual relationship that one of its priests had with a 16-year-old boy more than 20 years ago.
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Evansville diocese meets with prosecutors about priest -
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- A man who had a sexual relationship with a priest as a teen-ager more than 20 years ago believes the Evansville Roman Catholic Diocese should remove the priest from an active ministry.
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Priest staying at church despite decades-old abuse case -
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- Parishioners clapped and shouted approval after learning that a priest who admitted having sexual contact with a minor more than 20 years ago will remain as their pastor.
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Priest confesses his sin to church -
CELESTINE, Ind. - The Rev. Michael Allen confessed his sins Sunday evening in front of hundreds of parishioners gathered in St. Peter Catholic Church, perched high on the hill above this small town.
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Evansville diocese admits abuse allegations were not reported -
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- One of the two priests in the Evansville Roman Catholic Diocese who allegedly had sexual contact with minors more than 20 years ago will remain as pastor of his church.
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Priests linked to teen sex -
The Evansville Catholic Diocese acknowledges it has two priests who had sexual contact with minors more than 20 years ago, and the incidents were never reported to authorities.
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Priest finds forgiveness in flock -
If today is like most Sundays, Gail and Tom Shetler will leave their North Side home and drive into Downtown Evansville to attend Mass. There are churches closer to home, but the Shetlers and their seven children prefer Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the priest who has been there for three years. For the Shetlers, there is an intimacy in the small church and an empathy among the priest and parishioners as they begin the worship service with the penitential rite in which they confess to God
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Local priests struggle to find ways to respond -
As each new wave of allegations of abuse in the priesthood emerges in the media, the Rev. Eugene Schmitt finds himself repeating the same advice: Keep the faith. It's guidance not just for the people in his parish but for himself as well.
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Bishop speaks to 'grave sins' -
Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger, in an Easter message to Catholics in the Evansville Diocese, termed priests and bishops who have molested children as guilty of "grave sins" that will not be tolerated here.
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