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	Allentown Diocese Gets Good Grades from Auditors Republican & Herald November 27, 2011 http://republicanherald.com/news/allentown-diocese-gets-good-grades-from-auditors-1.1237924 Auditors found the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown in compliance with national standards for the protection of children from abuse. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in 2002. In the midst of a nationwide crisis of sexual abuse of minors by clergy and the cover up of the same by church authorities, the bishops instituted changes including mandatory background checks, requiring diocese to notify the civil authorities of any allegations of abuse and the removal from duty of the accused. To measure compliance with the charter, auditors examined the
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