American activists in Mexico detained.LAWYERS JEFFREY ANDERSON and Michael Finnegan Michael Finnegan is a national political correspondent for The Los Angeles Times. He is based in their Washington D.C. Bureau. Previously, he was a staff writer for The New York Daily News. His older brother, William Finnegan, is a staff writer for The New Yorker. and Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, is the oldest and most active support group for women and men abused by religious authority figures in the US. It is an independent, non-profit organization with no connections with any churches. executive director David Clohessy were harassed in Mexico City after announcing a lawsuit against Mexico City cardinal Norberto Rivera and Los Angeles cardinal Roger Mahoney for crimes related to the sexual abuse scandal. Men claiming to be immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. officials detained the three Americans, claiming they entered the country on tourist visas and did not have proper authorization to "conduct a professional or lucrative activity in the country." Anderson said, "Mexico's problem with clergy sex abuse is fivefold fivefold Adjective 1. having five times as many or as much 2. composed of five parts Adverb by five times as many or as much Adj. 1. what it is in the United States, but this is the first time a bishop or cardinal from Mexico has ever been named in a lawsuit." |
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