Sign of repentance.(IN THE BEGINNING; clergy sex abuse)(Brief article) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: June 30, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Boston clergy prostrate themselves in the chapel of St. John's Seminary Peterson Hall in Brighton, Mass., June 3. The action was part of a healing pilgrimage and novena sponsored by the Boston archdiocese as a sign of repentance for the clergy sexual abuse crisis. Closing the nine-day "pilgrimage of repentance and hope," Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston thanked those survivors of sexual abuse who shared their experiences thro...

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