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Abuse scandal angers conservative Catholics
Boston Globe ^
| 3/27/02
| Michael Paulson
Posted on 03/27/2002 8:02:13 AM PST by LarryLied
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:36 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The Catholic Church's most reliable supporters, conservatives who have traditionally leapt to defend the institutional hierarchy whenever its practices have been questioned, are increasingly irate over the church's handling of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
Commentators William J. Bennett, William F. Buckley Jr., and Patrick J. Buchanan have harshly criticized Cardinal Bernard F. Law. Self-described orthodox Catholics are denouncing the church's bishops.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catholics
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To: Chemnitz
As far as I'm concerned, what "consenting adults" (and I understand that you don't like that term, but it is by no means a new term) do to each other is between them and their god. I need not be privy to the private activities of other adults, even if it does mean they are breaking their vows. Confessions, even in the Catholic Church, are not meant for public ears.
To: heyheyhey
Egan also canned most of the NYC seminary. The healing process is beginning. The purge is on.
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