‘Failure of leadership’ allowed widespread church sex abuse
Clip: 8/17/2018 | 8m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
‘A failure of leadership’ allowed widespread church sex abuse, says Pennsylvania bishop
A Pennsylvania grand jury report this week revealed disturbing new details about widespread child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Of the six dioceses under investigation, only Erie's Bishop Lawrence Persico testified in person. He talks to Judy Woodruff about the church’s “failure of leadership,” removing the statute of limitations for victims and whether his faith should reconsider celibacy.
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‘Failure of leadership’ allowed widespread church sex abuse
Clip: 8/17/2018 | 8m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
A Pennsylvania grand jury report this week revealed disturbing new details about widespread child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Of the six dioceses under investigation, only Erie's Bishop Lawrence Persico testified in person. He talks to Judy Woodruff about the church’s “failure of leadership,” removing the statute of limitations for victims and whether his faith should reconsider celibacy.
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