Is there a priestly George Mitchell?

I WELCOME the Pope’s candid apology and the empathy reflected in his letter (March 20).

Is there a priestly George Mitchell?
Tue, 23 Mar, 2010 - 00:00
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His language is straightforward and direct.

It would have been impossible for a single letter to have dealt conclusively with the complexity connected to clerical child sex abuse in Ireland.

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