Church pedophilia scandal grows in Latin America - By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press Writer – The Scranton Times Tribune

SAO PAULO (AP) -- The detention of an 83-year-old priest in Brazil for allegedly abusing boys as young as 12 has added to the scandals hitting the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, even as Chile's bishops asked pardon Tuesday for past cases.

The allegations against Monsignor Luiz Marques Barbosa - and two other Brazilian priests - have made headlines throughout the world's most populous Catholic nation and come amid accusations of sexual abuse by priests around the world.

The scandal erupted when Brazilian television network SBT last month broadcast a tape of Barbosa in bed with a 19-year-old that was widely distributed on the Internet. Read more - By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press Writer – The Scranton Times Tribune