By Matt C. Abbott
Renew America
September 22, 2007
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/abbott/070922
New Hampshire Catholic priest Gordon MacRae was convicted in 1994 of sexual assault. He is serving a 33-and-a-half to 67-year prison sentence.
In 2005, journalist Dorothy Rabinowitz, a member of the Wall Street Journal's editorial board, authored articles that defended Father MacRae, asserting he was the victim of false accusations and coerced confessions.
Interestingly, I have been provided with a letter signed by Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J., in which the cardinal essentially praises Father MacRae. The letter (PDF) is as follows:
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