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Lay Catholic Group Calls for Cardinal Law's Resignation

By Tovia Smith
Published December 11, 2002 at 11:00 PM CST

A group of Roman Catholic laity is urging Cardinal Bernard Law to step down as leader of the Boston Archdiocese. The call by Voice of the Faithful comes as Law faces growing criticism on his handling of the clergy sex abuse scandal. Hear NPR's Tovia Smith.

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Tovia Smith is an award-winning NPR National Correspondent based in Boston, who's spent more than three decades covering news around New England and beyond.
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