Criminal charges against the Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, archdiocese for mishandling sexual abuse complaints once again has civil authorities forcing accountability on the Church.
Catholic Church reform movement Voice of the Faithful has long emphasized the need to hold bishops accountable for such actions. We are saddened that, once again, civil authorities have been required to do what Church hierarchy refuses to do.
Despite more than a decade of clearly defined standards for reporting abuse and avoiding coverups, too many bishops continue to delay or avoid reporting clerical crimes, and too many chancery officials join in such failures or silence those who would report them. The Church will never move forward from this scandal until such practices cease.
We hope that the Minnesota prosecutor’s action might further encourage Pope Francis to follow through on his promises of accountability and to help prevent future abuse.
Voice of the Faithful ® 
#1 by glorybe1929 on June 8, 2015 - 3:25 PM
It’s about time the US Courts are finally getting the picture that they have been bamboozled by the P R of the Roman Catholic Hierarachy. It’s finally realizing the horrendous sexual abuse done by these predators to our innocent children and taking the proper means to stop it in its tracks. Amen! America is finally acting with The LAW OF THE LAND , to SAVE OUR CHILDREN FROM MONSTERS!
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