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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — An advocacy group for clergy sexual abuse victims is hoping Pope Francis’ newly established Vatican Tribunal will look into the role of Cardinal Justin Rigali, when he headed the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Father James Connell, a retired priest of the Milwaukee Archdiocese and a member of the Catholic Whistleblowers Steering Committee, says the Vatican court will not function unless people bring up specifics, like Cardinal Rigali’s handling of the abuse scandal.
Two grand juries presented scathing reports on his watch, in 2005 and 2011.
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