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PHILADELPHIA
Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua
After the archdiocese revealed that it had evidence 35 priests had abused about 50 children over the past several decades, Cardinal Bevilacqua apologized to the victims, calling sexual abuse by priests "among the most depraved of moral aberrations" and "an affront to the sanctity of the priesthood"
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Posted on 27-March-2002, Last Updated 27-March-2002
Sources: The Official Catholic Directory, National Religious Retirement Office, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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