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• Dallas For the last six months, many
  Roman Catholic priests have felt like the public
  face of scandal, in their communities, even
  though most had no role in the sex abuse crisis
  engulfing the church. Now, they say, they face a
  new concern whether the blameless in their ranks
  will be hurt under the ambitious policy bishops
  have adopted to keep abusive clergy away from
  parishioners. Under the Charter for the
  Protection of Children and Young People,
  clergymen who molest children will never again be
  active in church work, and some will be formally
  removed from the priesthood. Many priest say they
  are concerned about the documents board
  definition of abuse, and they question whether
  the church leaders who approved it have taken
  enough responsibility for their own roles in
  creating the moral emergency.

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• The policy is driven a lot more by public
  sentiment than the principle of compassion. Said
  the Rev. Robert Silva, Head of the National
  Federation of priests Councils, which claims a
  membership of about half of the nation 46,000
  priests. Since the scandal erupted in January
  with the conviction of a former Boston priest for
  molesting a boy, scores of people have come
  forward with accusations of sexual abuse by
  priests and indifference from church leaders. At
  least 250 priests have since resigned or been
  suspended. Silva said priests already anxious
  about their interactions with children we be
  even more apprehensive because of the definition
  of abuse the bishops approved on Friday. Abuse
  will now be considered as any inappropriate
  contact with a child, regardless of whether it
  involves force, physical contact or whether any
  harm is apparent. Silva called the wording "very
  frightening. Philadelphia cardinal, Anthony
  Bevilacqua, who is a canon lawyer, said he too
  was concerned by the language and hoped it would
  be clarified when the document comes under review
  in two years.

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• Its very difficult to come to a
  definition, he said. It must be something of a
  serious nature and involve some kind of bodily
  interaction. Silva also complained that the plan
  contained severe punishments for the priests but
  no sanctions for bishops who mishandle abuse
  cases. The bishops have informed a national
  governor Frank Keating, to annually review
  whether church leaders are complying with the
  policy. Some clergy said that wasnt enough. The
  bishops added a clause saying they deeply regret
  that any of our decisions have obscured the good
  work of our priests. But Mondignor Kenneth
  Lasch, a parish priest and canon lawyer in
  Paterson, New Jersey, Diocese felt the apology
  sounded stilted.

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• Q1. Religious matters side-line ethical issues.
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• Q2. What are your viewpoints on the above case?
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