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The Audit
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awelborn
An NCR(eporter) article on the audit There is no intention to give the impression,” Gregory told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer following the report’s release, that the bishops have “solved the problem.” Back in their dioceses, however, that was just the impression some were giving. After two years on the defensive, church public relations professionals finally had…
Parents Reject Touching
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awelborn
Interesting stuff from the Arlington Diocese, where parents made their feelings clear: The Arlington Catholic diocese’s efforts to prevent sexual abuse of children in Catholic schools and religious programs backfired Monday night when angry parents filled a Manassas church to demand that a proposed “Good Touch, Bad Touch” program be canceled. In a four-hour hearing…
Virginia Priest pleads guilty
By
awelborn
Had denied any wrongdoing for years, now pleads guilty (which is not – forgive me lawyer readers if I get it wrong – an admission of guilt as we understand it, but an admission that based on the evidence, a judge and jury could find him guilty. But still) Parishioners shocked, but still…well, you can…
Venerable Lady
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awelborn
Mother Marianne Cope named “venerable.” Mother Marianne Cope, the Roman Catholic nun who dedicated her life to the banished leprosy patients of Kalaupapa, was named venerable Tuesday, the first of three steps toward sainthood.
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