BOSTON (MA)
NECN
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(NECN: Scot Yount, Boston) – 10 years on. A decade has passed since the headlines blared that sexual abuse of children was rampant inside the Boston Archdiocese.
Now a conference in Boston this weekend for abuse survivors and specialists who say they will celebrate the 10th anniversary of confronting the crimes against children. Panelists say that the Boston Archdiocese is apologizing for the past but doing nothing about the present or future.
“The worst kind of optimism to believe that no sexual abuse is taking place here now. One only need look at Penn State and Syracuse,” said Carmen Durso.
Cardinal Bernard Law resigned in the wake of the scandal and Bishop Sean O’Malley took over, and would also become a Cardinal.
“The church has tried to face the problem and to recognize the errors of the past,” said Cardinal O’Malley in an interview taped several weeks ago.
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