Once boycotted as the “hate state,” Colorado has become a bright spot on the map for the families of transgender children who are seeking care and safety.
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Carman: Is God a he, a she or a they? Denver Catholic schools won’t teach that lesson.
The firing of a Catholic school teacher was another reminder of the bitter side of the church culture that drove so many away decades ago
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Opinion: The Catholic Church is selectively absolutist about gender identity
It will thoughtfully reflect on all kinds of social issues, but refuses to engage in dialog with the most vulnerable.
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For Coloradans who handle the dead, no rest and far less solace under cruel coronavirus rules
Cemeteries are a workplace. They are many other things, of course. A gathering place for grieving families. A picnic spot to remember a beloved abuela. A thoughtful natural respite in a crowded city. They are also a job site, where the pandemic has given the employees much more work to do, while radically impeding their […]
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Colorado’s review of Catholic Church sex abuse named priests, but not those who covered up their crimes
Warning: This story contains explicit descriptions of sexual assault. A pair of explosive reports on decades of child sex abuse in Colorado’s three Catholic dioceses named 52 priests but kept confidential the identities of numerous church officials — from administrators to bishops — who covered up or ignored allegations of misconduct and transferred known child […]
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Colorado’s former attorney general wanted grand jury investigation of priest abuse scandal — but didn’t get it
Former Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman says she would have preferred a criminal investigation of child sex abuse in the state’s three Catholic dioceses and that she talked to former Gov. John Hickenlooper about the prospect of launching one. But as Coffman worked to find a way last year to account for priests’ behavior, she […]
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A list of the Colorado priests named in the Catholic church sex abuse report, where they worked and when
The Colorado Sun combed through the 263-page report investigating child sex abuse by priests in Colorado’s three Catholic dioceses and pulled out the names of 40 priests who were mentioned. From the report, we also compiled the parishes, schools and other locations they worked in Colorado during the period the abuse is alleged to have […]
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At least 166 children have been sexually abused by Catholic priests in Colorado since 1950, new report finds
Catholic priests in Colorado sexually abused at least 166 children since 1950, according to a damning, 263-page report released Wednesday by an independent investigator who found the church expunged files and covered up abuse for decades. It took nearly 20 years on average for the church to stop an abusive priest after receiving an abuse […]
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Wannabe Catholic priests can expect interrogations about porn, psych evaluations and abuse prevention training
Investigators examining decades of child sexual abuse by Colorado priests are expected to release their report within weeks. The reckoning is due, say Catholic leaders, but the public account will sting as it brings a fresh round of damage to the church. “Our psyche at large as a church, as the body of Christ, has […]
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Colorado’s Catholic churches will open records to independent investigator in effort to account for alleged sex abuse
The three Catholic dioceses of Colorado will open their records to an independent investigator in an effort to provide a full accounting of sexual abuse of children by priests through the decades, part of a national reckoning for the church after an explosive grand jury report last year in Pennsylvania. The investigator will compile and […]