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A large collection of child pornography and photos of young priests having sex is reported at a Roman Catholic seminary, in the diocese of St. Poelten 50 miles west of Vienna, Austria.
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The archdiocese of Oregon files for bankruptcy and becomes the first Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. to seek financial protection from sexual abuse lawsuits.
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Pope John Paul II cautions that American society may be turning against spirituality in favor of materialistic desires, giving way to a "soulless vision of life."
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Pope John Paul II appoints Cardinal Bernard Law to be archpriest of Saint Mary Major Basilica, an honorary ceremonial post in Rome.
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While in protective custody at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, defrocked priest John J. Geoghan is trapped in his cell, strangled and stomped by homophobic fellow inmate Joseph L. Druce.
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Spain opens its first mosque in Granada since the Moors were expelled in 1492.
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Rev. Kelvin Iguabita, 34, is convicted of the rape of a teenage girl and immediately taken from the courtroom in shackles and transported to the Middleton Jail.
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The Vatican announces that Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Boston's Archbishop Bernard Law, though he retains his rank of Cardinal.
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Former Massachusetts priest John Geoghan is convicted of the indecent assault and battery of a 10-year-old boy. He will receive a 10-year prison sentence.
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The Vatican publishes its guidelines for dealing with pedophile priests and specifies that all cases should be reported to Rome.
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Dallas diocese of the Roman Catholic Church is forced to pay more than $31 Million to the sex abuse victims of priest Rudolph Kos.
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TV evangelist Robert Schuller attacks a flight attendant.
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Newhart actor William Sanderson (47) weds Sharon Wix (39) profile
Pope John Paul II visits Poland, his native country, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
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Anton LaVey founds the Church of Satan.
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Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, a reporter for the Washington Times Herald, at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island
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Ronald Reagan is baptized at his mother's Disciples of Christ Church.
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Jeanne d'Arc is formally canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
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U.S. troops are dispatched to Salt Lake City, Utah, and Brigham Young is arrested for cohabiting with a sixteen-year-old girl.
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Brigham Young arrested on the charge of Bigamy.
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A group of 500 mormons departs Iowa City and heads west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts.
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Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following the murder of Joseph Smith, Jr.
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Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon left Kirtland, MO for Clay County, Missouri, in order "to escape mob violence.."
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A group of men beat and tar and feather Joseph Smith in Hiram, OH.
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Joseph Smith Jr. forms The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette Township, NY incorporating "The Church of Christ" under New York state laws.
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The Book of Mormon, subtitled Another Testament of Jesus Christ, is first published.
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Joseph Smith Jr. marries Emma Hale. profile
Joseph Smith Jr. is charged with, and convicted of, disorderly conduct for "money-digging activities" in particular the use of supernatural stones to dig for treasure.
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The angel Moroni allegedly visits Joseph Smith Jr. and informs Smith of gold plates hidden in the ground on a hill called Cumorah, near his home. The plates are said to contain an account of ancient inhabitants of North America, enscribed in "Reformed Egyptian" characters.
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Spanish missionaries establish the mission San Francisco de Asis.
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