HARRISBURG (PA)
Penn Live
August 3, 2018
By Ivey DeJesus
Patterns of cover-up and criminality by pedophile priests and their supervisors have been documented in scores of Catholic dioceses worldwide.
Now, ahead of a long-awaited grand jury report into clergy sex abuse across Pennsylvania, a major question remains: Is the 900-page report likely to contain new information about the scope of the problem pervading the church?
Most definitely yes, say some expert observers.
“The shock and surprise of what is revealed is never new, unfortunately,” said Mitchell Garabedian, an attorney who represented hundreds of victims in lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Boston. “Is Rome going to be connected to this in any way shape or form, other than defrock papers, which speak to Rome’s role?”
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