ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, FEB 16 - Seminarian John Paul Heisler gestures while walking through St. Charles Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. The 188-year-old seminary is dotted with paintings of Bible scenes and reminders of papal visits. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
February 21, 2020
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At a Catholic seminary, hope for church beyond scandals
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. (AP) — The seminarians walk along a hallway lined with photos of classes of priests who came before them. Some are pious alumni who have become their teachers and mentors; others climbed the Catholic hierarchy to be revered as bishops and cardinals.