Scandal erodes traditional deference to church

Originally published in the Boston Globe on May 12, 2002 By Kevin Cullen. Attorney General Thomas Reilly at a news conference March 1. From left are District Attorneys Daniel Conley, Kevin Burke, Timothy Cruz, William Keating, and Martha Coakley, and Geline Williams, head of the Mass. District Attorneys Association When…

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Ex-Mass. bishop accused of ignoring abuse in NYC

Originally published in the Boston Globe on March 14, 2002 By Michael Rezendes. NEW YORK – Although he has led the Brooklyn Diocese for more than a decade, the Most Rev. Thomas V. Daily has been shadowed by his Boston past. In 56 lawsuits settled Monday, Daily, along with other…

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Hundreds now claim priest abuse

Originally published in the Boston Globe on February 24, 2002 By Walter V. Robinson. Lawyers report flood of alleged new victims Emboldened by the sexual molestation scandal that has enveloped the Archdiocese of Boston, more than 200 people who claim they were abused by priests have sought out lawyers from…

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Church cloaked in culture of silence

Originally published in the Boston Globe on February 24, 2002 By Thomas Farragher. Rev. Robert Bullock, pastor of Our Lady Of Sorrows in Sharon, said “I wonder what else we could have done” about child molesters in the church. For a church that celebrates mystery and often speaks in whispers,…

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