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CDF swamped with new abuse cases

December 20, 2019

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CWN Editor's Note: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), which handles sex-abuse complaints against Catholic clergy, has been overwhelmed by an unprecedented number of new cases this year, AP reports. More than 1,000 new cases have been brought before the CDF; many coming from countries that have not previously made such reports.

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