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Cardinal O’Malley calls for ‘clearer procedures’ in bishop abuse cases

Boston, Mass., Jul 24, 2018 / 04:57 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After numerous accusations of sexual abuse of minors and adults have arisen against a former Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston called Tuesday for bishops to be held accountable for sex abuse.

“These cases and others require more than apologies. They raise up the fact that when charges are brought regarding a bishop or a cardinal, a major gap still exists in the Church’s policies on sexual conduct and sexual abuse,” Cardinal O’Malley wrote July 24.

“While the Church in the United States has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding

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