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After a grand jury implicated more than 300 priests in a statewide sex scandal, nearly every case was too old to be prosecuted. Legislators say that problem inspired these new laws.
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"We will make a decision very shortly on whether or not that's the best, really, for everyone."
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One identifies a local priest as an alleged abuser for the first time, while the other accuses a former auxiliary bishop of providing "hush money" in a 1980s case.
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"I think that has to be faced, and sooner rather than later. I would probably be the one to make that ultimate call, but I would want to make sure there wasn’t any other reasonable option.
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"You pull on one thread with this, and the next thing you know, you're looking at all kinds of dots that are being connected across the country where the investigator is now being investigated. That's quite shocking."
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"We're all hurting in some way, even if it's not personal, as members of families, as friends. We have to develop a sense of openness and trust, as family members do."
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Richard Malone had faced scrutiny for allegedly mishandling sexual abuse claims against the priests in his diocese. He announced Wednesday that the pope had accepted his request to "retire early."
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According to numerous sources, Bishop Richard Malone will resign Wednesday and a temporary administrator has already been selected.
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People abused as children will be able to file criminal suits against their abusers no matter how much time has passed.
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The AARP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of workers at a defunct Catholic hospital in upstate New York, saying hundreds lost their pensions unfairly. And there are similar cases around the country.