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Essential Documents
Chronology of sex abuse crisis,
investigation, NH Attorney General's report...
http://www.theunionleader.com/church.html
UNH Poll Shows Over 70% Favor McCormack's
Resignation
Click to see poll
results
Complaints didn't dim bishop's faith
in priests
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/front2002/local/documents060602_2002.shtml
Bishop often sided with priests in
abuse cases
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/stories4/012603_folo.htm
Church files show N.H. bishop
McCormack's role in Shanley case
http://premium1.fosters.com/2002/news/apr02/09/nh0409b.htm
Church leaders destroyed child
pornography found at dead priest's home
http://premium1.fosters.com/2002/news/july%5F02/jul23%5F02/news/nh0723k%5F02.asp
Details of Cote sexual relationships
released
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/recent2003/04cote%5F2003.shtml
NH Attorney General's Report on Manchester Diocese Investigation
http://www.state.nh.us/nhdoj/Press%20Release/3303diocese.html
MA Attorney General's Report (91 pages,
requires Adobe Acrobat)
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/archdiocese.pdf
Additional Reading
CONCORD MONITOR
Bishop threatened to cancel
meeting
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/recent2003/0130%5Fmccormack%5F2002.shtml
Victims confront bishop
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/recent2003/mccormack%5F2002.shtml
March puts face on abuse victims
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/local2003/solidarity%5Fmarch%5F2002.shtml
Bishop's deposition released
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/local2003/0109%5Fbishop%5Fdeposition%5F2002.shtml
Priest is muscle behind church reform
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/state2002/arsenault%5F2002.shtml
Pressure on bishops likely to intensify
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/state2002/1214%5Fassess%5F2002.shtml
McCormack subpoenaed to testify before grand jury.
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/state2002/1213%5Fmccormacksubpoena%5F2002.shtml
Pressure on McCormack could intensify
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/state2002/1213%5Fchurchjason%5F2002.shtml
Bishop assured parent son not being molested.
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/local2002/1219%5Fchurch%5Fabuse%5Ftherapy%5F2002.shtml
Church officials looking for immunity kept
quiet
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/state2003/nh%5F%5Fchurchabuse%5Fbisho%5F14%5F2003.shtml
Files shed harsh light on
Christian
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/recent2003/christian%5F2003.shtml
Family saw two faces of
diocese
http://www.cmonitor.com/stories/news/recent2003/victimside030403%5F2002.shtml
MANCHESTER UNION
LEADER
Bishops sought immunity before answering
questions
http://www.theunionleader.com/church_show.html?article=19017
Prosecutor says Christian not
quite forthcoming
http://www.theunionleader.com/church_show.html?article=18782
NASHUA TELEGRAPH
Priest sired 2 children, records
show
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/main.asp?ArticleID=69226&SectionID=25&SubSectionID=354&S=1
McCormack ignored some abuse
claims
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/main.asp?ArticleID=69094&SectionID=25&SubSectionID=354&S=1
Church troubles still facing
Bishop McCormack
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=354&ArticleID=69584
Focus shifting to McCormack
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=354&ArticleID=69700
Alleged victims call out
McCormack
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=354&ArticleID=70156
Bishop drew distinction on sex
abuse
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=354&ArticleID=70341
More testimony in Shanley case
revealed
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=354&ArticleID=70345
Faces put on scarred lives at
rally
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=354&ArticleID=72548
Bishop meets with alleged
victims
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/Main.asp?SectionID=25&SubSectionID=354&ArticleID=72684
Boston Globe
Summary of Church Sex Abuse Crisis
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/
Church allowed abuse by priest
for years
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print/010602_geoghan.htm
N.H. priests accused of abuse
named
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print/021602_nh.htm
Suit names archdiocese, N.H.
bishop
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print/032402_mccormack_spotlight.htm
Dozens more allege abuse by late
priest
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print/040402_birmingham.htm
Shanley's record long ignored
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print/040902_shanley_record.htm
Suit ties boy's death to abuse
by priest
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print/041102_boysdeath_spotlight.htm
Law aides often dismissed
complaints of clergy abuse
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print/041202_aides_complaints.htm
Inaction followed charges of
abuse
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print2/060502_inaction.htm
Memos reveal trail of charges
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print2/060502_birmingham.htm
N.H. bishop reportedly coached
priest on abuse reply
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print3/103002_bishop.htm
N.H. near decision on charging
diocese.
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print3/102102_nh.htm
Records show a trail of secrecy, deception
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print3/120402_burns.htm
Cleric had 2 children, kept
status
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print3/120602_cleric.htm
Loyal bishops seen drawing new
focus
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print3/121402_deputies.htm
Bishop tells of shielding
priests
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print4/010903_mccormack.htm
Excerpts of Bishop McCormack
deposition
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print4/010903_excerpts.htm
Records on 10 clergy released
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/print4/013103_records.htm