Quincy mayor apologizes after fierce backlash over Catholic Church abuse comments

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch said in a radio interview that the clergy sex abuse scandal “was mostly homosexual issues, not pedophilia.”

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Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch faced public outcry and apologized this week after making comments about the Catholic Church’s child sexual abuse scandal during a radio interview.

Koch’s comments came during a Sept. 22 appearance on WBZ News Radio’s “Nightside with Dan Rea.” Koch was brought on to discuss a lawsuit the city is facing over a plan to erect statues of St. Michael and St. Florian in front of a new public safety building…

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