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Business Wire, Dec 13, 2002

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TOPIC: Cardinal Bernard Law resigned Friday after months of public scrutiny resulting from the clerical sex abuse scandal that troubled the Catholic Church this year, according to an article by The Associated Press. Law met with Pope John Paul II who accepted his resignation and assigned Bishop Richard Lennon, an auxiliary bishop in Boston, to run the diocese temporarily, the article says. More than 400 alleged victims are suing the archdiocese. Law has made preparations for the archdiocese to file for bankruptcy. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

William Spohn, of Santa Clara University, has been director of the Bannan Center for Jesuit Education since 1998. He is a professor of theological ethics and is a former Presidential Professor of Ethics and the Common Good, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University. He is the author of What Are They Saying About Scripture and Ethics? and is a regular contributor in Moral Theology for Theological Studies. He has also written articles on AIDS, virtue ethics, emotions and the moral life. PR: Kelly Shenefiel, 408-554-5125, kshenefiel@scu.edu

Thomas Plante, of Santa Clara University, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has treated both victims and clergy abusers. He is also the editor of "Bless Me Father, for I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committed by Roman Catholic Priests," which describes long-lasting repercussions after clergy abuse. 408-554-4471, tplante@scu.edu

Professor Robert F. Drinan, of Georgetown Law School, teaches courses at the law center in international human rights, constitutional law, civil liberties, legislation, advanced legal ethics seminar, and professional responsibility and pursues careers as a priest, lawyer, politician, and activist. 202-662-9073

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