Prosecutor: Priests 'weaponized' the faith to abuse kids

A landmark grand jury report on clergy abuse in six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania detailed how priests often used religious rituals, symbols of the faith and the threat of eternity in hell to groom, molest and rape children. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro called it the “weaponization of faith.” Some of the examples cited in the report, released Tuesday, of how over 300 “predator priests,” dating back to the 1940s...
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