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	Cardinal Sodano’s Speech is Shameful National Survivor Advocates Coalition April 4, 2010 http://www.nsacoalition.org/ UNITED STATES -- It is shameful to use the Easter Mass at the Vatican to shore up the Pope and slander victims as purveyors of "petty gossip." Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Dean of the College of Cardinals who elected Pope Benedict, stood before the Mass in front of a captive audience and knowing he would have a worldwide audience to push an agenda intended to marginalize survivors, keep them shackled in silence, and denigrate the truth they have brought into the light. Resurrecting the phrase "petty gossip" is far from the true spirit of the Resurrection. Neither Cardinal Sodano nor the Pope uttered a word of compassion, hope, or light for the victims of sexual abuse by priests and nuns. On a day whose very essence is transformation, it was busy as usual at the Vatican. Lord help us.
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