CHARLOTTE (NC)
WSOC-TV
September 8, 2018
By Briana Harper
Thousands of Catholics from all over North Carolina are counting this weekend’s Eucharistic Congress as a chance to renew their religion.
“Jesus, he’s the reason I come and to just learn more about my faith,” Catholic Joyce Ziolkowski said.
Within the Catholic faith, a dark cloud hovers regarding reports of sexual abuse .of children by priests.
For the first time, Diocese of Charlotte Bishop Peter Jugis spoke out publicly about the allegations, which include recent reports of sexual misconduct of a retired Washington, D.C., archbishop, and a bombshell grand jury report detailing decades of child abuse in Pennsylvania.
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