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Criminal

Sep. 15, 2006

Former Nun Blames Alleged Abuse for Her Loss of Faith

LOS ANGELES - Mary Catherine Dispenza says she lost her childhood at age 7, when a Catholic priest sexually abused her.

By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer
     
LOS ANGELES - Mary Catherine Dispenza says she lost her childhood at age 7, when a Catholic priest sexually abused her.
      More than 50 years later, Dispenza says her battle to win an apology and money from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has yielded yet another loss - her faith in the church.
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