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	Belgian Church Explains Lack of Clear Apology By Stephen Castle New York Times September 14, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/world/europe/15belgium.html&OQ=_rQ3D1&OP=403ebffaQ2FQ23Q3Ed4Q23@Q5CNT%28Q5CQ5CnXQ23XQ22SQ22Q23Q22Q25Q23SiQ23Q3EQ5C%28Z@Q23d8%28Q5CkdQ23Si4dZe18gzJngZ Abuse victims were angered when Catholic leaders did not issue a full apology after the release of a new report. The day after the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium responded to its crisis over sexual abuse, a senior bishop said the church had not made a clear apology because it feared opening the door to a flood of claims for financial compensation. On Monday the leader of Belgium’s Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, said revelations of the extent of the abuse had sent a shiver through the ranks of the church. However he failed to offer a full apology to the victims. Questioned about that, Bishop Guy Harpigny, who speaks for the Belgian bishops on abuse issues and who also attended Monday’s news conference in Brussels, said the church had missed an opportunity.
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