NJ Catholic diocese’s moves to quash sex abuse investigations stir new pain

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Pope Francis on Tuesday removed from office a Canadian bishop accused of sexually abusing minors in Quebec.

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NJ Catholic diocese’s moves to quash sex abuse investigations stir new pain

I am a survivor of childhood clergy sexual abuse from two priests in New Jersey. In 2002, I attended the bishops’ conference in Dallas, Texas at which hundreds of Catholic officials — facing massive public and parishioner pressure due to a flood of abuse and cover-up cases — grudgingly adopted some “reforms.” They enacted the so-called Dallas Charter, which pledged to dramatically change how the church handled these widespread and devastating cri