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	Catholic Group Targets Bishops As Abuse Charges Mount Police Say McCormick Molested Three More Children NBC 5 April 26, 2006 http://www.nbc5.com/news/9014772/detail.html CHICAGO -- A Catholic group on Wednesday called for the resignation of seven bishops as the church's clergy sex abuse scandal continues. The call came at a news conference held by the Coalition of Concerned Catholics at Old St. Patrick's Church in Chicago's West Loop to release a report on how the church handled the sex abuse allegations. In a news release, the coalition said the report documents "the administrative malfeasance of seven U.S. Catholic bishops regarding the sex abuse scandal and other improprieties." The coalition called for the forced resignations of cardinals Roger Mahoney, of Los Angeles, and Edward Egan, of New York. It also wants the resignations of bishops John McCormack, of Manchester, N.H.; William F. Murphy, of Rockville Centre, N.Y.; Michael Driscoll, of Boise, Idaho; Fabian Bruskewitz, of Lincoln, Neb.; and Charles Grahmann, of Dallas, Texas. "The hierarchy of the church knew how wrong things were and refused to listen, whether out of arrogance, ignorance or both," coalition spokesman Jim Archer said in the release. "While a price tag exceeding a billion dollars is put on the cost of the monetary settlements, there can be no price tag put on the loss of the life taken from the abuse victims." Addressing a crowd Wednesday morning, Archer said, ""For justice's sake, for the church's sake, for Almighty God's sake, the bishops must be removed. For the protection of our children and the future of our church, the Papal Nunzio and the Vatican must act." Coalition representatives met with a Vatican Embassy official in Washington, D.C., last month and gave him the report, according to the release. Also on Wednesday, more allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of Chicago priest Daniel McCormack were announced by police. McCormack is already pleaded not guilty to charges of abusing three boys, however, Chicago police now say McCormack molested three other children, bringing the total number of possible victims to 12.
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