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Legion No. 1 admits he knew of priest's kid in '05

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The Associated Press' Nicole Winfield is reporting from Vatican City this morning that the "head of the embattled Legion of Christ religious order admitted Tuesday to covering up news that his most prominent priest had fathered a child and announced a review of all past allegations of sexual abuse against Legion priests amid a growing scandal at the order."

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