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Cardinal Law and the laity

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March 23
Law's words frame new play

March 2
Wary Catholics return to church

January 25, 2004
Churches report attendance up

January 4, 2004
Dot parish struggles to survive

December 28
Hudson fill-in priest welcomed

December 12
Law prays daily for diocese

November 22
Assignment for Law expected

November 20
Policies on VOTF reconsidered

September 19
Crisis issues in church's future

September 18
Meeting ban at parish is lifted

August 4
O'Malley given warm welcome

August 1
Lawmakers see shades of gray

July 31
An angry protest, and prayers
Voices of protest and support
Three in crowd bound in hope
At BC, optimistic students watch

July 29
Lay group to engage O'Malley

July 24
Many outraged after AG's report

July 21
Law to skip bishop installation

July 18
O'Malley invites Law, victims

July 11
Bishops seek private opinions

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Catholics' changing views

The Globe polled Catholics statewide in 1992 after the James R. Porter abuse case and has conducted three additional polls in the wake of the most recent scandal.

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Has what you have learned about sexual abuse of children by priests caused you to lose confidence in the Catholic Church as an institution?

Polls conducted by KRC/Communications Research. Sampling and margin of error vary among surveys.