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29 June 2016

Catholic bishop apologizes for ‘betrayal’ of sexual abuse

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) A single chime rang out after each abuse victim’s statement was read over the speakers at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Kansas City, a solemn echo to enduring pain.
It was a simple, symbolic gesture but one that had an almost inexpressible resonance for those who had been abused, and for many Catholics in a diocese so identified with clergy abuse that its last bishop was forced to resign.

http://religionnews.com/2016/06/27/catholic-bishop-apologizes-for-betrayal-of-sexual-abuse/