YORK, PENNSYLVANIA ¨C Many churchgoers said they were sickened and saddened by a grand jury report detailing widespread sexual abuse by hundreds of priests in Pennsylvania but they would not let the Roman Catholic Church¡¯s coverup dissuade them from their faith.
Nearly 200 parishioners filled almost all the pews for Saturday¡¯s Mass at St. Patrick¡¯s Church in York, Pennsylvania, where six priests who at one time worked in that parish are accused in the report of sexually abusing children.
¡°I can¡¯t talk about it without crying,¡± said Kathy Morris, a retired steelworker and a member of St. Patrick¡¯s for over 15 years. ¡°I¡¯m going to Mass to try to find some peace.¡±
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