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“If we had had 30 or 40 bishops in this country stand up and say, ‘I\u2019ve made a mistake. I take full responsibility. I\u2019m sorry, and I resign,’ we wouldn\u2019t be where we are today,” says Rev. Thomas Reese, a senior analyst at the National Catholic Reporter. Watch our conversation about the United Nations’ criticism of the Holy See’s handling of sex abuse by priests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“If we had had 30 or 40 bishops in this country stand up and say, ‘I\u2019ve made a mistake. I take full responsibility. I\u2019m sorry, and I resign,’ we wouldn\u2019t be where we are today,” says Rev. Thomas Reese, a senior analyst at the National Catholic Reporter<\/em>. 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