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...system. Convince the family that publicity would harm the faith. Don't report to the police; don't warn the parish. Treat the priest with confession, time out at a discreet rehab center and Christian forgiveness; then let him resume duties at a new parish, the same way they dealt with whisky priests' alcoholism. For years the bishops believed, or made themselves believe, pedophilia could be "cured," until the serial molestations and multiple victims and repeat offenders proved it wasn't so. Only the most recalcitrant recidivists were eventually "laicized"--forced to give up their priestly vocation--long after they...
...incredible mathematical intuition,” Lewis said. “He dealt with the mathematical structures and formulas needed to solve problems in fluid mechanics, astronomy, and other fields the way artists use paint and clay...
Dartmouth and Penn—not 2001 Ivy cellar team Princeton—were supposed to be Harvard’s toughest challenge, yet the Tigers were the team that dealt Harvard its only Ivy loss. In that game, the Crimson turned a nine-point halftime deficit into a four-point lead late in the game, but couldn’t win it. Embarressingly, the team was outrebounded 43-29 by the Tigers...
...Snow had introduced an amendment to exempt the Marsh place from inspection for two years--at Ray Marsh's request. When the coroner complained in 1995 that Marsh wasn't licensed, Marsh's lawyers convinced the state attorney general that Marsh was exempt. The Marsh place only dealt with funeral homes and thus did not fit the state's definition of a crematory as a facility open to the public...
...kind of had a tough year with a lot of injuries and sicknesses,” Cole said. “Sometimes things just don’t go as planned. I felt like we dealt with these problems as best as we could...