Word: geoghanã
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...Suffolk County courthouse regarding, among other things, a settlement that his Financial Council refused to accept between several church officals, including Law, and 86 victims of priest John J. Geoghan. This disturbing refusal completely disregards the archdiocese’s responsibility to compensate those who were sexually abused by Geoghan??€”especially after Law reassigned him to parishes several times after he was a known child molester. While it is impossible to replace these victims’ damaged childhoods, a financial settlement both acknowledges the archdiocese’s responsibility for reassigning Geoghan and will begin to heal...
...acted irresponsibly by reassigning Geoghan??€”and, perhaps, many other priests—despite knowledge of his history of pedophilia. The impression that Law did not work hard enough to avoid the possibility of future attacks on innocent children has fueled local anger and has resulted in a groundswell of opinion against him. According to a Boston Globe poll, 48 percent of Catholics in the area favor Law’s resignation, whereas only 38 percent want him to stay...