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The child-molestation scandal in the Archdiocese of Philadelphiahas taken a mysterious new turn, with prosecutors asking a coroner to examine the body of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua to establish whether he died of natural causes.
Philadelphia cardinal's death investigated – USATODAY.com
Seeded on Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:47 AM EST
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He was suffering from dementia and cancer, according to church officials and his lawyers, and his death was widely assumed to be from natural causes.
Montgomery County Coroner Walter Hofman told ThePhiladelphia Inquirer that prosecutors want to "make sure there were no intervening events that could have speeded up that demise."
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#1 - Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:48 AM ESTMontgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said Friday that she learned about Bevilacqua's death from news reports and was surprised that her office hadn't been notified, given that he died in her county.
"It struck many of us as odd," she said at a news conference. She said she suggested that the coroner conduct the investigation "so we could, hopefully, put to bed any rumors and speculation."
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#2 - Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:49 AM ESTIntertesting that no one notified them. It does make one wonder why he died just one day after being notified he would have to testify.
Just before Bevilacqua died, a Philadelphia judge ruled him competent to testify at the child endangerment trial next month of Monsignor William Lynn, who is accused of quietly shuffling priests suspected of molesting children to unwitting parishes while he was a high-ranking archdiocesan official from 1992 to 2004.
I hope they are able to obtain enough information to rule out suicide or murder. The crimes this sexual predator organization is guilty of are horrific enough already.
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