June 21, 2005
Catholic Dean shocked by how other dioceses failed to discipline abusing priests
ROME -- Twenty years as a canon and civil lawyer for Catholic institutions did not prepare Nicholas Cafardi for what he encountered as a member and chairman of the National Review Board charged with overseeing the U.S. bishops' response to accusations of sexual abuse by priests. "It's been a dark night of the soul," said Cafardi, 56, dean emeritus of the Duquesne University School of Law. (Leviticus 20:13)Latest Aboms.com Headlines
