By DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press Writer BOSTON - Many Roman Catholics in Boston are beginning to support the church again financially after a drop-off in donations following the clergy sex scandal. The Boston Archdiocese said it raised $10.85 million in 2004 through its annual fund drive, an increase of more than $500,000 over the previous year. Nearly 54,000 C ...

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Page Excerpt: By DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press Writer BOSTON - Many Roman Catholics in Boston are beginning to support the church again financially after a drop-off in donations following the clergy sex scandal. The Boston Archdiocese said it raised $10.

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Page Excerpt: Archbishop Sean O'Malley called it a "heartwarming sign" after three years of fallout from the scandal, which saw numerous priests defrocked. However, the fund-raising campaign still fell far short of the $17 million the archdiocese raised before the scandal erupted in early 2002.

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Page Excerpt: 8 million that year. The scandal was blamed in part for a financial crisis that led the archdiocese to close dozens of parishes.

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Page Excerpt: colleges and universities rose 3. 4 percent last year to a record $24.

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Page Excerpt: Though the increase in overall contributions barely outpaced inflation, survey director Ann Kaplan of CAE called the results "not too bad," considering the decline in foundation grants, which she expects to turn around. The overall increase followed zero growth in 2003, and a decline in 2002 — the first since 1988.