Archbishop says abuse report 'will shock us all'


	Archbishop says abuse report 'will shock us all'

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7-21-2009 6:39 PM

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7-22-2009 2:53 PM

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“In just a few years we will only have a little over 200 diocesan priests to minister to our almost 200 parishes,”
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