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Pope Francis heaps praise on Cardinal O’Malley -Why?

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JD Flynn
Sep 02, 2021
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Pope Francis heaped praise this week on the Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, commending the cardinal for his work on the Church’s global efforts to address clerical sexual abuse, and crediting him with launching the pope’s global commission on the subject.

The praise came as O’Malley, 77, draws near to retirement as Boston’s archbishop. It …

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