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| Disgraced US cardinal Bernard Law dies in Rome | |
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| Cardinal Bernard Law, who was forced to resign as archbishop of Boston in 2002 over a sex abuse scandal, has died aged 86 in Rome. | |
| Cardinal Law was accused of having moved paedophile priests from parishes rather than confront accusations. | Cardinal Law was accused of having moved paedophile priests from parishes rather than confront accusations. |
| After leaving Boston he took a post at the Vatican where he worked until 2011. | After leaving Boston he took a post at the Vatican where he worked until 2011. |
| The Boston diocese was rocked in January 2002 by allegations of sexual misconduct by dozens of priests over a time span of decades. | The Boston diocese was rocked in January 2002 by allegations of sexual misconduct by dozens of priests over a time span of decades. |
| It avoided bankruptcy by agreeing to sell land and buildings for more than $100m (£74m) to fund legal settlements for more than 500 abuse victims. | It avoided bankruptcy by agreeing to sell land and buildings for more than $100m (£74m) to fund legal settlements for more than 500 abuse victims. |
| The scandal prompted the Vatican to draw up new plans to combat child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. | The scandal prompted the Vatican to draw up new plans to combat child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. |