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Outrage and despair in France at scale of abuse by bishops

France’s beleaguered bishops studied their options under civil and canon law at their autumn plenary in Lourdes this week while the ire of lay Catholics around the country rose to incendiary levels and shocking new revelations emerged, including the admission of one cardinal that he abused a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago.  [1]