June 1, 2002

By TOM HEINEN and MARY ZAHN
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Last Updated: June 1, 2002
St. Francis – In a historic and humbling act of public contrition, retired Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland begged for forgiveness Friday from faithful Catholics for what he termed a sinful scandal before 400 people in an archdiocesan chapel and tens of thousands of others watching live broadcasts.

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