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Boston College should be tough on priests who covered up abuse

    April 21, 2012

By now, the story of predator priests in the Roman Catholic Church and the young victims they sexually abused is so sadly familiar that it’s hard to shock people. But fresh details are still cause for outrage, especially when they loop back to Boston and raise new questions about accountability. Boston College’s decision to place one priest on its board, despite having failed to take strict action against a predator priest, suggests a lack of appropriate diligence.

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