November 4, 2024
Archbishop installation revives conversation of clergy sexual abuse scandal
BOSTON (MA)
Berkeley Beacon [Boston MA]
November 3, 2024
By Yogev Toby
Read original article[Photo above: Archbishop Richard Henning talking with Stephen Sheehan and other protesters gathered outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Oct. 31, 2024 (Yogev Toby / Beacon Staff).]
More than 1,400 people, including clergy, religious figures, and prominent Boston community members, gathered at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to celebrate what some called a surprising appointment.
Henning obtained the role after serving only a little over a year as Providence bishop, to a significantly smaller laity.
The event started with Henning’s ceremonial three knocks on the cathedral door and the greeting of the exiting archbishop, Cardinal Seán O’Malley. The two embraced each other in a hug and entered the building.
O’Malley’s 21-year tenure as archbishop was riddled with challenges following the clergy sexual abuse scandal in which hundreds of children were sexually abused by priests in the Boston archdiocese. These assaults occurred under O’Malley’s predecessor, Cardinal Bernard Law, in…
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