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Stephanie Mansfield

Stephanie Mansfield is an award-winning, nationally recognized writer and author. A former Washington Post reporter, she has also contributed to Vogue and GQ. Her books include The Richest Girl in the World: The Extravagant Life and Fast Times of Doris Duke (G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1992) and Whistled Like A Bird: The Untold Story of Dorothy Putnam, George Putnam and Amelia Earhart (with Sally Putnam Chapman), (Time-Warner Books, 1998).

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A portrait of Bishop Carroll McCormick, left, that the bishop signed and gave to family members; at right, a CNS file photo of McCormick, who headed the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, for 17 years. (Courtesy of Stephanie Mansfield; CNS file/John Zierten)

Secrets and lies: The bishop in the black Cadillac

In a 2018 grand jury report on the cover-up of child sex abuse by clergy in Pennsylvania, more than 300 priests were accused of committing abuses. Named in the report were three Scranton bishops, including my great uncle.

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