"These have been difficult weeks since the release of the grand jury report, " Cardinal Rigali said in a statement.

BBC: Philadelphia priests suspended over sex abuse report

Another is Justin Rigali, the archbishop of Philadelphia, also a conservative.

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But Peter Isely, of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, told the Associated Press news agency that Cardinal Rigali had put the interests of the church above those of children, and should have suspended the priests sooner.

BBC: Philadelphia priests suspended over sex abuse report