31.   Since the sexual abuse scandal broke in January, and before that, many bishops removed from ministry priests facing old allegations.

32.   Since the sexual abuse scandal surfaced in January in Boston, local prosecutors have become increasingly demanding of church officials for records and evidence of possible crimes.

33.   So far, the sexual abuse scandals involving priests have not provoked widespread defections among Hispanics, a bedrock of the Roman Catholic Church in America.

34.   The abuse scandal within the Catholic Church has attracted such attention that the Shanley criminal case will be one of the most closely scrutinized in Massachusetts history.

35.   The accusation is the first direct accusation of sexual misconduct against an American archbishop since the sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church began in January.

36.   The announcement comes at the height of a sex abuse scandal in Boston that has rocked the Catholic Church in the United States.

37.   The abuse scandal has already prompted some legislatures to close the legal loopholes that allow offenders to avoid prosecution.

38.   The accusation was the first direct accusation of sexual misconduct against an American archbishop since the sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church began in January.

39.   The cardinal ordinarily sends a letter to Catholics on Easter, but decided to move up the letter this year because of the clergy sexual abuse scandal.

40.   The conference was dominated by the clergy child sexual abuse scandal.