Meet Chicago's other president

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But the Society of Saint Pius X has a history of alleged child sexual abuse.</p><p><b>No public list</b>:&nbsp;While some of the troubles are known publicly, it's unclear how widespread they've been within the international organization, often referred to as SSPX. The SSPX website doesn't maintain a public list of its members in the United States who are deemed to have been credibly accused of sexual abuse, which many religious orders have done.</p><p><b>Among the accused</b>:&nbsp;William T.

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