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	Letter to the Editor: Diocese Rightly Settled Lawsuit with Abused Man By Sister Maureen Paul Turlish The News Journal January 27, 2008 http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080127/OPINION10/801270308/1111/OPINION The Diocese of Wilmington is to be congratulated for settling the sexual abuse lawsuit brought by Navy Cmdr. Kenneth J. Whitwell ("Diocese expresses sorrow for abuse," Jan. 18). I hope this signals a new relationship between victims of childhood sexual abuse and the individuals or organizations who might have been complicit in the abuse. With the Child Victims Law in July, Delaware passed landmark legislation for legislatures throughout the United States to follow. Let us hope the settlement also signals to other dioceses the wisdom of moral decisions rather than legal maneuvering that has proven to be harmful to the church in too many courtrooms and statehouses across the country.
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