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In a 2017 meeting, church leaders discussed the politics of reconciliation.
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When Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the longtime leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, introduced the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program to the public in Oct. 2016, he expressed his hope that offering financial settlements to the victims of sexual abuse by clergy would both âpromote healingâ and âbring closureâ after more than a decade of constant scandal.
âIt is only appropriate that we take this opportunity to follow Pope Francis and once again ask forgiveness for whatever mistakes may have been made in the past by those representing the Church, even by us bishops,â Dolan said, âand continue to seek reconciliation with those who have been harmed and feel alienated from the Church.â