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11-15-2004 03:09 PM |
US Catholics seek new head ...
Didn't they already get enough ??? :1orglaugh
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US Catholics seek new head bishop
As the meeting opened on Monday, the outgoing president, Bishop Wilton Gregory, apologised "for the mistakes and missteps that I have made", though he did not elaborate.
The US Roman Catholic Church has been trying to put a stop to persistent child sex abuse scandals, which came to light during his three-year term.
Bishop Skylstad's diocese of Spokane this month became the third one to seek refuge in bankruptcy, joining the Portland diocese in Oregon, and Tucson, Arizona.
Revelations of child abuse by priests and anger at the American Catholic Church's failure to tackle them has damaged its reputation and forced the resignation of Cardinal Bernard Law.
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