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RAPE AND RELIGION
Catholic - priest sex crimes, April 27, 2002, NY Times

April 27, 2002
Opinion: Religion for Dummies
By FRANK RICH
What has been most shocking about the church scandal so far is not the revelation that some priests prey on minors but that their bosses are looking out for No. 1 (and I don't mean Him) rather than their victims.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/opinion/27RICH.html?tntemail1

April 27, 2002
New York Region: Bishop Daily Asks Parents to Report Possible Abuse
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
Bishop Thomas V. Daily, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, has asked parents among its membership to be alert to the possible sexual abuse of their children by priests.
Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/nyregion/27BISH.html?tntemail1

April 27, 2002
National: A Nun Feels Betrayed By SARA RIMER
NEWTON, Mass, April 26 - Sister Marie LaBollita had just read a newspaper article about the Rev. Paul R. Shanley, a Catholic priest who had been assigned to a Newton parish despite a record of sexual abuse, when her telephone rang. One of her parishioners, Paula Ford, needed to talk to her.

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/national/27NUN.html?tntemail1

April 27, 2002
National: Flush Times for Lawyer Vanguard in Church Suits
By ADAM LIPTAK Lawyers who sue Catholic dioceses over sexual abuse are now facing the difficulties of too much attention, too many cases and competition on the horizon.
Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/national/27LAWY.html?tntemail1

April 27, 2002
National: In Chicago, Group Urges a Suspension of Donations
By JODI WILGOREN CHICAGO, April 26 - A group of Roman Catholic businessmen here is raising new criticism about how the Archdiocese of Chicago has handled complaints of sexual abuse by priests, urging parishioners to spurn the collection plate until the church adopts a zero-tolerance policy. Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/national/27CHIC.html?tntemail1

April 27, 2002
National: Philadelphia's Cardinal Says U.S. Delegation Agrees on Zero Tolerance
By FRANCIS X. CLINES
PHILADELPHIA, April 26 - Contending that there has been a widespread misunderstanding of the results of the hierarchy's visit to the Vatican, Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadelphia declared today that all Americ > an cardinals were firmly agreed on a zero-tolerance policy toward any Roman Catholic priest considered guilty of sexually abusing minors. Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/national/27CARD.html?tntemail1