Sisters of mercy, devotion — and dismay

UNITED STATES
Los Angeles Times

By Steve Lopez

April 21, 2012

In Philadelphia last week, a child sex-abuse trial involving Catholic clergy led to a bombshell — a bishop from West Virginia was accused of abuse.

In Kansas City, a Catholic bishop goes on trial in September, accused of failing to report suspected child abuse.

So who’s in trouble with the Vatican?

Nuns.

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