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Overdue: An Update on the Sexual Misconduct Issue by the Greek Archdiocese

February 16, 2004 | Comments Off

Overdue: An Update on the Sexual Misconduct Issue by the Greek Archdiocese
–Recent Allegations Are Disturbing
By Paul Cromidas
In the spring of 2002, during the daily revelations of sexual abuse in the Catholic church, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA), with some fanfare, issued its policy on clergy sexual misconduct.
The announcement proclaimed that the archdiocese wanted […]

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