Rev. Bernard P. McLaughlin, 74; supported parishioners during clergy abuse scandal

The Rev. Bernard P. McLaughlin, who served airport travelers and the poor during a lengthy East Boston ministry and then became an outspoken critic of the Boston Archdiocese's handling of the clergy abuse scandal during an 11-year stint at St. Gerard Majella Church in Canton, died early yesterday in Lynn after a long illness. He was 74. (Full article: 889 words)

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