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In N.J. and Pa., two very different responses to clergy abuse

While New Jersey is poised to enact new legislation, Pennsylvania is starting its process from scratch.

Patty Fortney-Julius, of Harrisburg, right, gathers with others to protest during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore last fall.
Patty Fortney-Julius, of Harrisburg, right, gathers with others to protest during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore last fall.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer