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The so-called “dirty dozen” includes Timothy Cardinal Dolan.
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Pedophile victims group slams so-called ‘dirty dozen’ cardinals — including Timothy Cardinal Dolan — who they claim covered up sex abuse - NY Daily News:
VATICAN CITY -- A group of sex abuse victims don’t want a dirty Pope on the chair of St. Peter.
A “dirty dozen” of papal wannabes — including Timothy Cardinal Dolan — would be the absolute worst choices for Pope Benedict’s successor, according to the advocacy group SNAP.
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Oscar Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiagia from Honduras.
“This handful of so-called reformers has benefitted (sic) from diligent and savvy public relations professionals,” said David Clohessy, director of SNAP, which stands for Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
“Sometimes, they've gotten the benefit of the doubt from many because they're charming and charismatic glad-handers.”
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Donald Cardinal Wuerl
The Vatican scoffed at the suggestion certain cardinals should be excluded from consideration for Pope.
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George Cardinal Pell
"We are well aware of the position of SNAP,” said Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi. “But it really isn't up to SNAP to determine who should participate or not in the conclave.”
Two other Americans are on the ignominious list: Sean Cardinal O’Malley of Boston and Donald Cardinal Wuerl of Washington, D.C.
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Peter Cardinal Turkson
Clohessy blasted the trio of American cardinals for their track record of allegedly covering up sex abuse in the church and then seeking to minimize the fallout from abuse cases.
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Marc Cardinal Ouellet
“When bishops make insensitive or deceitful statements about this crisis, it exacerbates the hopelessness and helplessness of many victims,” Clohessy said.
Even Ghana’s Peter Cardinal Turkson — considered a frontrunner for the papacy — appears on the list due to his comment last year that there were few child molesting clerics in Africa because homosexuality is “not countenanced” there.
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Mexican Norberto Cardinal Rivera
And more scandals are likely on the horizon, especially in the developing world, Clohessy said.
“Stop pretending that the worst is over regarding the clergy sex abuse and cover up crisis. Tragically, the worst is almost certainly ahead,” he said.
— with Stephen Rex Brown
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