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Pfleger, 73, said he would return to lead Mass on Sunday. He has staunchly denied all claims of wrongdoing and was roundly supported by parishioners.
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Twenty years ago, in 2002, the revelations of clergy sexual abuse and its cover-up in the Archdiocese of Boston was the metaphorical bombshell that fell on the Catholic Church in the United States. The U.S. bishops, when they met that June in Dallas, approved the 'Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,' a comprehensive set of procedures for addressing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. Its one-strike-and-you're-out policy did just th
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Staten Island: Voicer Maria Sinclair bemoaned the piddling amount given to her for her serious illnesses from her time at Ground Zero. She’s not alone. It seems the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund prioritized payments for these exact same diseases to cops and firefighters while simply crapping on all others.
A Chicago-area, anti-gun mayor is using 10 percent of the police force to protect herself. Must be nice.
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Supporters have submitted affidavits in hopes of speeding up archdiocese investigation.