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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will understand if no one writes back or if no one is still reading at this point. I don't have time to read 11 pages and have skimmed the news - but can someone just fill me in on what new information we got from this report? Why is everyone acting like this is new information? I thought we have always known about rampant sex abuse in the Catholic Church (I say this as a Catholic, I'm not trying to be a jerk). But this is not new information, right? Just more examples of the same?[/quote]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/catholic-church-clergy-sex-abuse-read-the-full-grand-jury-report-20180814.html

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A redacted version of the long-awaited grand jury report alleging decades of sexual abuse and cover-ups by Roman Catholic officials across the state was released Tuesday.

The 1,356-page document is the culmination of the Pa. Attorney General Office’s investigation into seven decades of allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the dioceses of Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, and Scranton. The two other Pennsylvanian Catholic dioceses of Philadelphia and Altoona-Johnstown were also investigated in recent years.

In the report, the grand jury said the two-year investigation uncovered credible allegations of sexual abuse by over 300 priests, with thousands of victims.

The judge overseeing the grand jury ordered this report released in June. But about two dozen current and former clergy named in the report succeeded in blocking its release, claiming it would violate their rights to due process and reputation. On July 27, the Pa. Supreme Court ordered the report’s release by Tuesday, with identifying information about those clergy petitioners redacted in the meantime, while the court considers their claims.[/quote]

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