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Belgian bishop defrocked 14 years after admitting to abusing nephew
Associated Press via AOL· 2 months agoPope Francis on Thursday defrocked a notorious Belgian bishop who admitted 14 years ago that he...
A Belgian bishop says the Vatican has for years snubbed pleas to defrock a pedophile ex-colleague
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA prominent Belgian bishop on Wednesday criticized the Vatican for failing to defrock a former...
Belgian former bishop who sexually abused nephews removed from priesthood, years after confessing
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Vatican said Thursday that Bishop Roger Vangheluwe, 87, had been “dismissed from the clerical...
Belgian sex workers to get health insurance, pensions and maternity leave in world first
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoCampaigners, pictured during a demonstration in Brusells in 2005, have spent decades lobbying...
Gérard Depardieu accused of rape by Spanish journalist
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA Spanish journalist and author has filed a criminal complaint against Gérard Depardieu for...
Belgian bishop declines cardinal honor over abuse record
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of Pope Francis’ proposed new cardinals, the retired bishop of Ghent, Belgium, has bowed out of accepting the honor over his insufficient response to cases of clergy sexual abuse, the Belgian ...
Pope expels disgraced former bishop, says Belgian church
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRoger Vangheluwe, 87, resigned as Bishop of Bruges in 2010 after admitting he had abused one nephew...
Belgian bishop turns down cardinal role over sexual abuse criticism
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPope Francis has accepted a request by a Belgian bishop to not be made a cardinal because it might hurt the feelings of victims of sexual abuse, the Belgian bishops conference said on Thursday ...
Diplomats mull online child abuse control with no deal in sight
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDialogue is still open, but new attempts by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU to find...
Activists hand over 540,000 strong petition on online child abuse to European Parliament
Euronews via Yahoo News· 6 months agoActivists and survivors handed over a petition Wednesday with more then 500,000 signatures to the...