Week In Review: Clergy Abuse Report Renews Debate Over Church

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May 20, 2011

Photographs of children who where allegedly abused by members of the catholic clergy line the sidewalk during a protest outside the headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, Wednesday. (AP)

A controversial report examined the clergy sex abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic Church almost 10 years ago.

The corruption trial of former House Speaker Sal DiMasi continued to reveal the dark underbelly of Beacon Hill. And legislatures in Massachusetts and Connecticut struggled — in very different ways — to handle the largest budget deficits in New England.

Radio Boston takes on the week's news.

Guests:

Renee Loth, columnist, Boston Globe
Colin McEnroe, host, WNPR's The Colin McEnroe Show

This segment aired on May 20, 2011.

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