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Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and ...

Not only did Elijah Pipkin have to battle the defending champion in the finals, but he had to wait for what seemed like an eternity to do it. It didn't seem to faze Pipkin. The junior from ...