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Cardinal William Levada, former archbishop of San Francisco and now prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said bishops have an obligation to ``cooperate'' with local law enforcement, but stopped short of mandating that bishops report abuse cases to police. RNS photo courtesy Marcin Mazur/Catholic Church of England and Wales
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(RNS1-jan8) Cardinal William Levada, former archbishop of San Francisco and now prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said bishops have an obligation to “cooperate” with local law enforcement, but stopped short of mandating that bishops report abuse cases to police. For use with RNS-ABUSE-BRIEF, transmitted Feb. 6, 2012. RNs photo courtesy Marcin Mazur/Catholic Church of England and Wales.

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