CHICAGO (IL)
Chicago Sun-Times
June 16, 2005
BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Staff Reporter
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops' plan to keep a "zero-tolerance" policy against sexually abusive priests is a step in the right direction, but the church must persevere in rooting out the problem and carrying out its promise to protect children and young adults, Catholic experts and victims say.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will make "no major changes" when they review the charter they adopted three years ago at the opening of their spring meeting today at the Fairmont Chicago Hotel, spokesman Bill Ryan said.
Critics and supporters support the bishops' stance as long as they lend an ear to the hundreds of victims who were shut out for years.
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