101.   The first divisions appeared Monday in the united front put forward by American prelates to assure Catholics they are dealing with the sex abuse scandal.

102.   The Geoghan case put Law and the Boston diocese at the center of a church abuse scandal that has spread nationwide.

103.   The layman did not mention the sex abuse scandal.

104.   The highest-ranking Roman Catholic clergy in the United States will meet with Pope John Paul II next week to discuss the sexual abuse scandal that is battering the church.

105.   The lawsuits against Geoghan have been the catalyst for a growing sexual abuse scandal facing the church.

106.   The opposition politician who tried to kill himself after being linked to a travel expenses abuse scandal was discharged from hospital Thursday, a spokesman for his party said.

107.   The Rev. James T. Hanley was the first New Jersey priest to be defrocked since the sexual abuse scandal broke nationwide in January.

108.   The sex abuse scandals dominated the discussions.

109.   The poll was the latest indication that Catholic officials have not won over the public in their efforts to handle the abuse scandal.

110.   The sex abuse scandals dominated the discussions and Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said afterward that the pope wants to help.