Irish-American former auxiliary bishop of Washington Cardinal Kevin Farrell has denied any involvement in the scandal that brought Pope Francis to strip US prelate Theodore McCarrick of his cardinal's title following sexual abuse allegations. Sen. Joseph Vitale, long a champion on issues related to the health and general welfare of all New Jerseyans, has now stepped head-on into the gathering storm that is a widening sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church. His call to action is heartening to hear, and was no doubt influenced, in part, by recent grand jury findings in Pennsylvania that showed Church leaders in that state covered up child sexual abuse by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years. The report also identified more than 1,000 victims.
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