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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Column about Catholic Church sex scandal misses mark

Paul Murty made several appalling claims in his column last Friday. First, he claimed there were “pretty valid reasons” for the cover-ups of sexual abuse. The only reason he gave is a shortage of priests. Is that a reason to cover up child sex abuse? What about a teacher shortage? Then he claimed “people seem to think that these problems are only in the Catholic Church,” implicitly blaming the media for the misconception.


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Yawn on the Lawn

Matthew Wagshol, a senior in UF's mechanical engineering program, takes his shoes off, sprawls out and enjoys his time between classes in the warm weather on Monday afternoon. He avoided the heat by lying in the shade beside his bicycle on the North Lawn behind the Reitz Union. Monday's temperatures reached a high of 87 degrees. Steven H. Keys / Alligator Staff


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