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‘Absolutely disgusting’: Catholics in Philadelphia react to the latest child sex-abuse scandal

From anger to circumspect, parishioners expressed mixed emotions about news that the Roman Catholic Church left hundreds of clergy members accused of sexually assaulting children off of public lists, including 45 from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Parishioners who attended Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia expressed a range of emotions about a recent news report that more than 900 clergy members accused of child sexual abuse were missing from public lists released by dioceses across the country, including 45 clergy who are not named on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's list of credibly accused priests.
Parishioners who attended Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia expressed a range of emotions about a recent news report that more than 900 clergy members accused of child sexual abuse were missing from public lists released by dioceses across the country, including 45 clergy who are not named on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's list of credibly accused priests.Read moreWendy Ruderman