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This bishop asked Rome to issue a dispensation for the priest, which is an exemption from an existing canon law. canada goose clearance /p p"The Grand Jury noted that the focus of Timlin's letter seemed to exclusively address the procurement of the abortion with little concern that Skotek had impregnated a child," the report reads. /p pThe priest continued in active ministry until 2002. /p pcanada goose coats on sale Timlin, now 91 and a bishop emeritus, responded to the grand jury report through his lawyer. While acknowledging that his efforts to respond to child sexual abuse in the diocese were "imperfect," Timlin said he had acted with his best judgment, according to the medical standards of the time. 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