Catholic Community Foundation Award
In November 2011, the Catholic Community Foundation of Phoenix announced that it was giving O'Brien its faith honoree award. When news of the intended award became public, there was outrage that the foundation would honor a bishop who resigned in disgrace, had admitted involvement in the sexual abuse scandal, and who had been convicted of the felony of hit-and-run involving death. A few days later, O'Brien declined the award, and the foundation, stating that it did not anticipate the adverse public reaction, has written an apology to the community.
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