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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Scores of priests involved in sex abuse cases

Originally published in the Boston Globe on January 31, 2002. This article was reported by the Globe Spotlight Team: Reporters Matt Carroll, Sacha Pfeiffer, and Michael Rezendes; senior assistant metropolitan editor Stephen Kurkjian;and editor Walter V. Robinson. It was written by Robinson. Settlements kept scope of issue out of public…

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Geoghan preferred preying on poorer children

Originally published in the Boston Globe on Jan 7, 2002. This article was prepared by the Globe Spotlight Team; reporters Matt Carroll, Sacha Pfeiffer, and Michael Rezendes; and editor Walter V. Robinson. It was written by Pfeiffer. Children to therapist, priest cited sexual revolution The telephone call was urgent. “There is…

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A revered guest; a family left in shreds

Originally published in the Boston Globe on January 6, 2002. This article was prepared by the Globe Spotlight Team: reporters Matt Carroll, Sacha Pfeiffer, and Michael Rezendes; and editor Walter V. Robinson. By Matt Carroll. Two decades later, Maryetta Dussourd remains overwhelmed by the guilt of it, how she saw…

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