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But, he added, the cathedral is not a typical parish.

I don't know why every article on this subject always refers to Boston's Archdiocese as if it was somehow representitive of the Church as a whole. I must admit that our new Governor is kind of a Kennedy Catholic, but unlike Boston both of our last two Archbishops have publicly rebuked her for her stand on abortion. When was the last time Cardinal Law rebuked Ted Kennedy for anything?

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I don't know why every article on this subject always refers to Boston's Archdiocese as if it was somehow representitive of the Church as a whole.

Perhaps because it is the largest Diocese in the USA. The corruption didn't help matters, and the time that went by while officials looked the other way wasn't much of an aid either. The Boston Dioces has obtained an unpleasant aura of infamy. People will remember Boston for this reason, for some time to come.