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Clericalism

Prevost and Cupich: Can the bishops judge themselves?

Analysis: Clericalism

Ed. Condon
Mar 16, 2021
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The Pillar reported Tuesday morning that Bishop Robert Prevost had, while he was a provincial Augustinian superior in the U.S., permitted a known sexual abuser to reside near a Catholic elementary school without alerting the school or parish to the priest’s presence.

The incident, involving the now-laicized Fr. James Ray, occurred in 2000, before the sex…

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