Joe Biden in msnbc.com This is a guy who continued to taste, smell and feel the suffering of the people of his state,Biden said. "Because of that service you have gained greatly."
Pope Benedict XVI in The Republic Then at World Youth Day 2008, he said, "I am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have endured. ...... These misdeeds, which constitute so grave a betrayal of trust, deserve unequivocal condemnation."