This Aug. 22, 2018 photo shows St. Therese’s Church in Shavertown, Pa. A grand jury report on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania proved to be especially difficult reading for parishioners of St. Therese’s. The report dredged up painful memories of broken trust and provoked disgust at church leaders who kept abusive priests on the job. St. Therese’s lost a pastor over sexual misconduct as recently as 2006.
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Michael Rubinkam / Associated Press
This Aug. 22, 2018 photo shows St. Therese’s Church in Shavertown, Pa. A grand jury report on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania proved to be especially difficult reading for parishioners of St. Therese’s. The report dredged up painful memories of broken trust and provoked disgust at church leaders who kept abusive priests on the job. St. Therese’s lost a pastor over sexual misconduct as recently as 2006.
In recent weeks, there’s been a lot of talk in Harrisburg about what the legislature might do to reform statute of limitations laws. It’s a discussion that’s been especially active in the last year, in the wake of a massive report on abuse and cover-ups in the commonwealth’s Roman Catholic dioceses.
We bring you two angles on that this week: a look at some of the people who have used church-provided compensation funds, from WHYY’s Laura Benshoff, and a story explaining why some abuse survivors can’t do that, from WITF’s Brett Sholtis.
We’ll also bring you stories about redistricting, the impact climate change might have on Pennsylvania’s birds, and a new development that affects a contentious proposed constitutional amendment.
