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Voltaire2

(14,703 posts)
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 04:20 AM Mar 2019

Catholic Church scandal: 395 Illinois priests, deacons accused of sexual misconduct


CHICAGO – Nearly 400 Catholic clergy members in Illinois have been accused of sexual misconduct, but church officials have only informed congregants of a fraction of those who have faced allegations, according to attorneys who represented clergy sex abuse victims across the USA.

A 182-page report, published Wednesday by the Minnesota-based law firm Jeff Anderson and Associates, includes the names, background information, photos and assignment histories of each accused clergy member.

“The danger of sexual abuse in Illinois is clearly a problem of today, not just the past,” the report concludes. “This will continue to be a danger until the identities and histories of sexually abusive clerics, religious employees and seminarians are made public.”

Anderson said he hopes the report will push church leaders to publicly identify hundreds more clergy who faced allegations.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/20/catholic-church-scandal-priest-abuse-illinois/3223552002/
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Catholic Church scandal: 395 Illinois priests, deacons accused of sexual misconduct (Original Post) Voltaire2 Mar 2019 OP
And the Cover-up Keeps Getting Uncovered. MineralMan Mar 2019 #1
This will continue to be a danger until we get married and women priests. CaptYossarian Mar 2019 #2

MineralMan

(147,576 posts)
1. And the Cover-up Keeps Getting Uncovered.
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 08:33 AM
Mar 2019

The shocking extent of this horror continues to surprise me. I hope people react appropriately as they consider their membership in that church.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
2. This will continue to be a danger until we get married and women priests.
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 08:42 AM
Mar 2019

The higher-ups need to get their heads out of their asses.

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