040519 Catholic Abuse (MA)

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Parishioners enjoy a free soup supper as a statue of the Virgin Mary watches over them during a "Soup and Stations" service at St. Mary's Church on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.

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Rev. David Austen performs a Stations of the Cross service at St. Mary's Church on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.

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A collections basket sits at the end of a table as parishioners line up for a soup supper during a "Soup and Stations" service at St. Mary's Church on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.

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St. Mary's Church is seen from the exterior on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.

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Rev. David Austen, right, pours himself a bowl full of butternut squash soup as Faith Formation Teachers Maureen Grimes of Johnsburg, left, and Kathleen Haugh of Wonder Lake serve a soup supper to the congregation and other members of the public during a "Soup and Stations" service at St. Mary's Church on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.

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Rev. David Austen, right, jokingly blesses Faith Formation Teachers (from left:) Kathi Etten of McHenry, Maureen Grimes of Johnsburg, and Kathleen Haugh of Wonder Lake as the three serve a soup supper to the congregation and other members of the public during a "Soup and Stations" service at St. Mary's Church on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.

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Rev. David Austen suits up for a Stations of the Cross service at St. Mary's Church on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.

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Rev. David Austen performs a Stations of the Cross service at St. Mary's Church on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.

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Rev. David Austen performs a Stations of the Cross service at St. Mary's Church on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.

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St. Mary's Church is seen from the exterior on Friday, April 5, 2019 in McHenry. The church and its congregation are one of a small handful of local McHenry County Catholic Churches in a healing phase, attempting to put the events of past sexual abuse allegations behind them. Harlan Clapsaddle and James Gaynor are two of six former local pastors named by the Rockford Diocese as having sexual abuse allegations, and both have ties to the McHenry St. Mary's church.