Word: priestsã
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...victims, other claims would almost certainly be raised and the total cost of the settlements would skyrocket. Despite the heavy financial burden this restitution would impose and the large number of other people who have accused clergymen, these victims deserve complete compensation; in many cases, the church knew about priests??€™ pedophilia and yet kept reassigning them to local churches, when any reasonable observer could determine that more children might be at risk. The archdiocese’s backpedaling after an agreement was reached appears to be just a dubious and underhanded attempt to relinquish its complicity in many...
...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...
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