The sex abuse scandals that have plagued the Catholic Church now have a focal point in Oakland. New reports about alleged abuse by a priest who served in the Oakland diocese in the 1970s have raised fresh questions about the church’s handling of sex abuse cases and the role Pope Benedict may have played.
Former Oakland Priest Faces Sex Abuse Charges
Guests:
Tom Roberts, editor at large for the National Catholic Reporter
Gillian Flaccus, reporter for the Associated Press
Rick Simons, attorney who represented eight victims of Kiesle who received settlements in 2005
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