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Theologian says clerical sexual abuse ‘always about abuse of power’

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Joke Heikens – Katholiek Nieuwsblad

An Army soldier and local residents look at a damaged portion of a mosque after a bomb exploded in Kohat, in northwestern Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

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