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US Catholic Church Rocked By New Sex Abuse Scandal VOA News 24 Feb 2002 05:14 UTC 
The Roman Catholic Church in the United States has been rattled by another scandal of child sexual abuse by priests, this time in "the City of Brotherly Love," Philadelphia.
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia says it has dismissed several priests during the past two weeks among a list of 35 priests who have faced what it calls "credible" allegations of sex abuse over the past 50 years.
Reports say up to six priests were dismissed. The archdiocese says the others on the list are no longer priests or have died.
The Archdiocese of Boston is facing its own scandal, having recently released to authorities the names of 80 priests who abused children in recent decades.
A former Boston area priest was sentenced Thursday to nine to 10 years in jail for groping a boy in a swimming pool. Another Boston priest was dismissed last week because of allegations he sexually abused a minor more than 20 years ago.
Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.
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