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Catholic Church / Sex Abuse / Priests / Weakland / Quinn #700729

ABC Evening News for Friday, May 31, 2002
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Apology in Milwaukee, WI, from Catholic archbishop Rembert Weakland for paying off a man who accused him of sexual assault noted.

(Studio: Brian Ross) ABC News investigation finding of a on which Cleveland bishop James Quinn told a seminar of church officials to destroy allegations of sex abuse cases or send the evidence to the Vatican embassy in Washington, DC, which has immunity, featured; Quinn's words played. [Author/consultant Jason BERRY - says sending documents to the embassy would keep them out of reach of the civil courts.] [Former canon lawyer Father Thomas DOYLE - says the Vatican knew about the American sex abuse scandal since 1985.]

Reporter(s):
Jennings, Peter;
Ross, Brian
Duration:
00:02:20

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