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Waiting for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Kennedy Airport on Friday, Bishop William Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre praised the pontiff on his willingness to candidly comment on the sex abuse scandal on his first papal visit to the United States.
Murphy also praised the fact that the pope took time to meet with some of those sex abuse victims earlier this week while in Washington, D.C.
"I was very pleased that he did that," Murphy said. "All of us bishops have been meeting with victims" -- although Murphy, who said he has met with victims since becoming bishop in 2001, added: "That's not something that I announce."
Murphy said he agreed with the pontiff's comments that the bishops handled the sex abuse scandal "very badly."
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