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	Cardinal Replaced over Abuse Comments Washington Post April 21, 2010 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/dc/cardinal-replaced-over-sex-abu.html?wprss=local-breaking-news A controversial cardinal, who was supposed to deliver an elaborate Latin mass this weekend at one of the most prominent Catholic churches in Washington and the country, is being replaced after advocated for clergy sex abuse victims expressed outrage over his role this week. In statement posted on a website for the event, organizers said they and Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos have agreed that another official should lead the the mass because of recent reports that Castrillon Hoyos of Colombia once praised a French bishop for not telling police about a priest who had sexually assaulted children. A group supporting victims of abuse who had lobbied against Castrillon leading the mass -- still scheduled for this Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception -- praised the move. The group, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, had sent letters Tuesday to Pope Benedict XVI and Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, calling on them to condemn Castrillon’s remarks and replace him in the Mass.
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