Audit finds safeguards working in US dioceses
Responses cited on abuse; some voice skepticism
WASHINGTON -- The Catholic bishops of the United States, whose credibility tumbled after revelations that many of them repeatedly failed to protect children from sexually abusive priests, are honoring a promise to report all allegations of abuse to civil authorities and to remove abusive priests from ministry, according to an unprecedented audit of the nation's largest religious denomination. (Full Article: 1237 Words)
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