I S BAH; nation the battalion 7A Monday, April 29, 2002 ^'Church reform goals ‘too high’ ssed with ;ars later to produ,: was me., n precurse i a comic s moreii ch-tall pi, ced Mid#; landabla, iwimsuii ebuted Fair in \ i he wasar first yeat. d at S3eii it on to i attel, win: ions of id ding ntiE cessorii bie's to: )r Handle: er, Skipp; d Christ!; were nar.: idchildrer sas bom I ‘ I'ounge 1 dish im:; in Dense: them Cai: urying bet nd and sk® >n. ■ BOSTON (AP) — Cardinal Bernard Law said Sunday that expectations for reform follow ing the recent summit of cardi nals were too high, reiterating that the creation of a national policy on sexually abusive priests would have to wait until a Catholic bishops conference. “As a group of cardinal arch bishops, we were able to say that there were certain things that we felt we would like to bring to that June meeting” Law told the congregation at the beginning of Mass at Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross. “We were not there to Church Abuse Over half the states disciplined priests More than 150 priests suspected of molesting minors have been taken off duty or resigned since January. i i States where priests have been taken off duty or resigned Dioceses review policies Dioceses in the following states have reviewed their policies regarding sexual abuse. make decisions.” Cardinals across the country are reporting back after a two-day gathering in Rome, where they agreed they would recommend a process to defrock any priest who has become “notorious and is guilty of the serial, predatory sex ual abuse of minors.” During the short statement. Law did not address calls for his resignation. But he referred to himself and his fellow priests as “wounded healers.” “These are not easy days to serve in the pastoral role that is mine,” Law said during the special Mass dedicated to hope and healing. “All of us are wounded heal ers,” he said. “And when we remember that, we are able to be the people that we should be ... When we are not that, we degen erate into anger and division. And that’s not who we are. That’s not who God calls us to be.” Law also called for a special day of prayer about the sexual abuse crisis, to be held during the Pentecost celebrations, which start May 10. Appearing on morning news shows Sunday, U.S. cardinals who attended the Vatican meet ing last week indicated there still was no agreement on whether clergymen accused of sexual abuse should be expelled from the priesthood. Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington said he supported ousting any priest accused in the future but said the cardinals were divided about whether the policies should apply to past allegations. Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, who appeared on sever al shows, said there still needs to be some discussion on the “one strike and you’re out” approach. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” he said “mandated sentences” may not be the answer and that cardi nals needed some discretion. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, at its June meeting in Dallas, is expected to vote on whether to approve a national policy that will be binding on every diocese. Cardinal Edward Szoka, past leader of the Detroit archdiocese, argued Sunday that pedophilia is no more prevalent among priests than it is in any other profession. Szoka, who now works at the Vatican and attended last week’s summit, was the commencement speaker at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit. “We don’t deny the problem of pedophilia. We deeply regret it. We are ashamed of it and will do whatever is necessary to cor rect it,” said Szoka, 74. “But we do reject the attempts to dis credit the priesthood and the Catholic Church.” The sex abuse scandal began enveloping the church in January after revelations that the Archdiocese of Boston had shuttled now-defrocked priest John Geoghan from parish to parish despite repeated allega tions that he was a pedophile. Geoghan has been accused of abusing more than 130 children, and is serving a nine- to 10-year prison sentence for abuse. The calls for Law’s resigna tion increased this month with the release of 1,600 archdiocese documents that reveal the Rev. Paul Shanley’s involvement with the North American Man- Boy Love Association. In civil lawsuits, the former “street priest” has been charged with repeatedly raping young boys during his tenure at a Newton parish in the 1980s. Law has denied that his res ignation was discussed at the Vatican and, through a spokes woman, said he will not be leaving the archdiocese prior to a scheduled June 5 deposition in a civil suit fried by one of Shanley’s alleged victims. University Libraries Poor Yorick*s Trivia Contest Question of the week: Twenty-five bison were given federal protection there at the turn of the century, and their 4,000 descendents now form the only free-ranging herd in the U.S. Name this oldest National Park. Instructions: Entry forms are available at the Circulation Desks in Evans, Annex,WCL, and PSEL One winner will be drawn from all correct entries submitted by 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Winner will receive a PoorYorick’s coffee mug. Experience the Agriculture of Brazil or Vietnam ! 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