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Editorial: The bishops duck and cover

There was a single big item on the agenda when U.S. bishops convened in Baltimore this week: how to confront the child sex abuse scandals that perennially soil the church.

The bishops were prepared to debate whether to create a lay commission to investigate complaints against those in their ranks, including the power

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