Newsnight was criticised for dropping a report into Jimmy Savile's years of sex abuse.
The country's Catholic Church has apologised over sex abuse allegations against some 20 priests.
But these high-profile cases don't necessarily mean that sex abuse is on the rise.
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Another crisis for the Vatican has been the sex abuse scandal, notably in the United States.
Cardinal Mahony has publicly apologised for mistakes he made handling the clerical sex abuse issue.
Entertainer Freddie Starr has been arrested in the police inquiry into sex abuse claims against Jimmy Savile.
The bureaucracy, or Curia, has been blamed for the Church's hesitant response to sex abuse and other crises.
Nazir Afzal said child sex abuse was "more widespread than we ever imagined".
Following the death of BBC DJ and television presenter Savile in 2011, hundreds of sex abuse allegations came to light.
Allegations that Pembrokeshire council wrongly disclosed sensitive reports about 10 child sex abuse victims to another victim are being investigated.
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The pontiff strengthened Vatican rules for disciplining abusive priests, and he introduced guidelines for handling reports of alleged sex abuse.
This week there have been a series of resignations offered or accepted by bishops who were not accused of committing sex abuse.
As did Benedict XVI, the next pope will inherit the legacy of the child sex abuse scandal that has shaken the church.
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The former police inspector is accused of contacting Surrey Police in 2009 during an inquiry into historical sex abuse allegations against Savile.
The BBC is to launch two inquiries surrounding sex abuse claims made against Sir Jimmy Savile, director general George Entwistle has announced.
Ms. Estes, who talks to parents about child safety and sex abuse, had Arden show her the website and the text messages.
On Wednesday, Mr Connolly called on the Northern Ireland Executive to make a public commitment to establish an inquiry into clerical sex abuse.
Under California procedural requirements, defendants are not listed by name in suits filed by sex abuse plaintiffs older than age 26, Finaldi said.
In June Belgium's authorities virtually dissolved an internal church inquiry into sex abuse by seizing files and detaining the country's bishops for several hours.
But he faces questions over the BBC's decision to shelve a Newsnight programme about sex abuse claims surrounding the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.
It needs to change, because the church has big problems, most of which existed before 2002 and have nothing to do with sex abuse.
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The IRS has ruled some clergy sex abuse settlements tax-free even though the abuse occurred years before and only emotional injuries could be shown.
In recent days, victims of sex abuse by priests have called on cardinals, who have admitted to mishandling abuse cases, to not attend the conclave.
Mr Entwistle has announced two inquiries regarding the sex abuse claims.
Now the reputation of the pope hinges on whether further revelations surface about his role in handling sex abuse allegations once he became aware of them.
Clerical sex abuse scandals have soured many faithful on their church, and competition from rival evangelical churches in Latin America and Africa has drawn souls away.
In November, Conservative peer Lord McAlpine announced his intention to seek libel damages from Twitter users over incorrect and defamatory insinuations linking him to child sex abuse.
One inquiry is examining whether there were BBC management failings surrounding the decision not to broadcast a Newsnight programme about sex abuse claims surrounding the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.
The operation was set up to look into allegations of sex abuse against BBC DJ and television presenter Savile, which were made following his death in October 2011.
The Globe received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2003 for a Globe Spotlight Team investigation into the cover-up of clergy sex abuse in the Catholic Church.
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