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The Catholic Church and Boy Scouts are lobbying against child abuse statutes. This is their playbook

Pennsylvania state Rep. Tom Murt slid into a pew at his childhood church, seeking a break from politics and the stress of work.  This story also appeared in USA TODAY Instead, Murt got an earful. In his sermon, the priest talked about a bill pending in the state legislature that would give survivors of child sexual abuse more time to […]

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