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The photo of Munzir al-Nazzal and his five-year-old son Mustafa that won a photo competition in Siena, Italy, and generated worldwide interest. (Credit: Screen capture.)
KEY WEST, Florida – Over the centuries, the Catholic Church often has led the pack in two distinct specialties: Breaking your heart, and then stitching it back together again with a fresh infusion of hope. This past week brought classic examples of both.
Out of Munich, we got a report from a law firm commissioned by the archdiocese documenting almost 500 cases of clerical sexual abuse stretching over 74 years, including four abusers who served on the watch of the future Pope Benedict XVI when he served as Archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982.
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To tell the Catholic story this week, you need both Munich and Mustafa
