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"You have to ask yourself, why is every diocese in the country dealing with child sex abuse? The answer is, the coverup, the protection afforded to child predators."
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“For approximately two years when my client was 5 to 7, and the supervisors of Father Francis Vogt were complicit and negligent in the sexual abuse of my client."
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"One of my own pastors was dismissed because of charges. So I’ve seen the pain in parish communities. I’ve seen people's lives totally destroyed. So I just want to be a healing presence."
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"No one who reported their abuse after March 1, 2018 has been allowed to be part of this program. And according to reports, 135 cases, claims, have been rejected by the two judges who are running this program."
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"I want to thank you for your support of the seminarians and what they're doing. We're doing so much to try to get them to have the freedom to make these reports and right now, as we close up the year, you're an encouragement to them."
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The disclosure from one of the largest archdioceses in the U.S. follows similar revelations that further exposed the depth of a decades-long abuse crisis in Catholic communities across the nation.
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The Diocese will expand the use of its ethics hotline, beyond reports of financial fraud or irregularity, to include all reports of any ethical improprieties, sexual abuse or harassment or financial fraud.
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"I am definitely in favor of seeing cases expedited, but I think they need to be done with due protection for rights."
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A pair of bills that would overhaul the laws governing child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania have cleared their first hurdle in the state House--passing through the Judiciary Committee with a near-unanimous vote.
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Two state representatives are setting the stage for a push to change Pennsylvania's laws governing sexual abuse.