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My church [Catholisism] is hurting from arrogance and from its indifference to the suffering of children that were abused and the inclination of the leadership to protect the institution, rather than the children.

Mark Shields

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Mark Shields
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: May 25
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Weymouth
Massachusetts
Mark Stephen Shields
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