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How the Catholic Church’s hierarchy makes it difficult to punish sexual abusers

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
imageCardinal Bernard Law in Rome in 2011AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

Cardinal Bernard Law died on Wednesday, Dec. 20, in Rome. Law was Archbishop of Boston, a position of prestige in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He had wide political connections, including with the Bush family. He publicly denounced Catholic politicians who supported...

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