David Clohessy

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Vatican letter told Bishops not to report child abuse

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David Clohessy, director of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, says that the 1997 letter undermines persistent Vatican claims that Rome never instructed bishops to withhold evidence. Joe Rigert puts this new development in context.

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Church sexual abuse cases rock Europe; one lands in Indiana

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