August 22, 2008
Mother of Abuse Victim Calls for Cardinal's Resignation
Reading her Chicago Sun-Times last week, Diane Houston lingered over a prison photo of the Rev. Norbert Maday, his mug shot showing the convicted sex abuser with a black eye and a swollen lip. Though the Homewood woman is the mother of one of the dozens of boys believed to have been raped by Maday, the picture of the jailed Chicago priest didn't bring her any solace. Her reaction: "He was beaten up but not beaten up enough for me.''On Thursday, Houston, whose son John committed suicide years after he was abused by Maday, called on Cardinal Francis George to resign. Houston cited documents showing how George and other Chicago archdiocesan officials tried to ease Maday's stay in prison, including advising him on how he could be released early from his 20-year sentence.
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