The cardinal of the Archdiocese of New York, in his former job, warned the future Pope Benedict XVI that ''the potential for true scandal is very real'' over sex abuse claims. In preparation for what he foresaw, he developed a plan to pay some abusers to leave the priesthood, newly released documents reveal. Former Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan - now president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and the nation's most prominent Roman Catholic official - was in the spotlight today as the Milwaukee...
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