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VATICAN CITY, DEC. 13, 2002 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II accepted the resignation of Cardinal Bernard Law as archbishop of Boston, in the wake of clergy sex scandals.
“It is my fervent prayer that this action may help the Archdiocese of Boston to experience the healing, reconciliation and unity which are so desperately needed,” the 71-year-old U.S. cardinal said, in a statement published today by the Vatican Press Office.
The announcement took place after Cardinal Law was received in audience by the Pope, who appointed Boston’s Auxiliary Bishop Richard Gerard Lennon, 55, as temporary apostolic administrator of the archdiocese.
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