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Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, 88; led Philadelphia Archdiocese for 15 years

By Maryclaire Dale

 |  Associated Press  

  February 02, 2012

PHILADELPHIA - Church leaders called on parishioners yesterday to pray for the soul of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, who led them for more than 15 years but was also an uncharged central figure in a child sex-abuse case that involves the alleged shuffling of predator priests.

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