Church Abuse Scandals

"Mea Maxima Culpa": Those Who Prey

Mother Teresa Letter Defending Pedophile 'Authentic' and 'Disturbing,' Says Former Nun

Last month, SF Weekly published a cover story revealing that two candidates for Catholic sainthood -- including Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity order and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize -- had taken steps to protect convicted pedophile priest Donald McGuire after molestation al ... More >>

Tainted Saint: Mother Teresa Defended Pedophile Priest

Did Mother Teresa Protect a Pedophile Priest?

Patron saint of predators?​That's the subject of the latest SF Weekly cover story, which examines Jesuit records suggesting that Mother Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the international Missionaries of Charity order and winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, asked Catholic Church officials to overlo ... More >>

Sex Abuse Victims Seek International Criminal Court Charges Against Former SF Archbishop

Cardinal William Levada​Victims of clergy sex abuse have named a top Vatican official with roots in San Francisco as part of a small group of Catholic Church officials who should be investigated for crimes against humanity in a formal complaint lodged this week with the International Criminal Cour ... More >>

Peninsula Priest Held in 'Private' S.F. Location As Abuse Investigation Moves Forward

​A Menlo Park priest placed on leave following improper conduct with a 17-year-old parishioner has been relocated to a "private" location in San Francisco while an internal investigation of the incident moves forward, according to the Archdiocese of San Francisco.Father William Meyers, pastor of S ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Vow of Silence: List of Priests Who Knew and Said Nothing

Let Him Prey: High-Ranking Jesuits Helped Keep Pedophile Priest Hidden

SF Weekly Letters

Kamala Harris Takes A Stand on Internet Pedophiles, Coddles Pedophile Catholic Priests

As long as the pedophile is online, Kamala Harris is there to protect you​Matt Smith's column this week revealed how District Attorney Kamala Harris is essentially protecting Catholic pedophiles in her refusal to turn over the San Francisco Archdiocese files on clergy abuse. Oddly, she's also come ... More >>

A Secrecy Fetish

District Attorney Kamala Harris is going too far in protecting Catholic pedophiles.

The Beautiful Bald Head

House of the Accused

When priests within the Salesian order based in San Francisco were accused of sex abuse, the leaders chose to keep quiet.

See No Evil

S.F. Archbishop William Levada styles himself as a leading advocate for openness among Catholic leaders on the clergy sex-abuse issue. So why doesn't he practice what he preaches?