The late Pope John Paul II helmed the church when the crisis began in 2002 after Boston church leaders were found to have moved pedophile priests from one parish to another.

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"Once again, as has happened hundreds of times already, a top Catholic official says he's asking another top Catholic official to take action about pedophile priests and complicit bishops, " she said in a statement.

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