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Irish abuse victim Marie Collins, left, who has quit the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, looks at the commission head, Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, during their first briefing at the Holy See press office at the Vatican on May 3, 2014. Photo courtesy Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi
Kevin Eckstrom
February 6, 2015

Abuse victim Marie Collins, left, member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, looks at Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley of Boston during their first briefing at the Holy See press office at the Vatican May 3, 2014. For use ONLY with RNS-VATICAN-ABUSE, transmitted Feb. 6, 2015. Photo courtesy REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

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