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Some churches buzz about a sizable bingo jackpot, or an uncommon act of charity. For a decade at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, the parish gossip revolved around the Rev. Edward McLoughlin’s sexuality. The way he acted around the church’s young boys -- constantly touching them, spanking them and pulling on their underwear -- clearly… Continue reading ‘A Sin of Apathy’
Top clergymen in the Diocese of Venice knew for more than a decade that one of their priests had an attraction to teen-age boys. But they did nothing to keep Father Edward McLoughlin away from the children in his parish, even in the face of sure signs he was not controlling his urges. In 1984,… Continue reading Church shielded abusive priest
Matthew Doig 