Hope conducted a series of disciplinary hearings involving errant clergy within his province.

The trial, attended by the Crown Prince, occurred in July 1848 and involved numerous local clergy.

He initiated the Synod of 1992-93, a sustained consultation process involving clergy and laity coming to grips with the issues raised by the Second Vatican Council.

Most do not involve formal services or clergy.

As "The Boys of St. Vincent" comes to the American public, newspaper headlines are full of American cases of sexual abuse involving clergy.

Three of her cases involved clergy, she said.

Among the investigation's findings is that nearly half of 200 cases "involved clergy who tried to elude law enforcement."

The appellate process involved clergy from throughout Europe and observed standard court procedure.