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Archdiocese Made ‘Astonishing’ Claim in Concealing Seattle Priest’s Sexual Offenses / Seattle Post Intelligencer
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Catholic Bishops, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Clericalism, Voice of the Faithful on May 13, 2014
The Archdiocese of Seattle failed to inform Catholic faithful, and made an “astonishing” claim and “serious misstatements” in seeking to explain why a priest suspended from ministry for sexual misconduct with a teenager went on saying mass and conducting weddings, say former leaders of a diocesan review board.
“‘We urge you to consider releasing the documents of the review board relating to this matter, subject to not identifying any victims, so that the laity can have complete and accurate information,’ retired Judge Terrence Carroll and former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay wrote earlier this month to Archbishop J. Peter Sartain.
Or as Carroll put it bluntly in a Monday (May 12) interview: ‘By God, let those files be open so people can know what and who we are dealing with. We may have another case like this out there.’”
By Joel Connelly, Seattle Post Intelligencer — Click here to read the rest of this story.
Archdiocese Was Warned of Priest’s ‘Egregious’ Behavior But Kept His Identity Secret / Seattle Post Intelligencer
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Catholic Bishops, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Clericalism, Voice of the Faithful on May 8, 2014
The Archdiocese of Seattle ignored the recommendations of its own review board, keeping secret the restrictions put on a priest whose conduct the panel described as ‘egregious.’
“A decade later, it is facing the upset flock of a north end Catholic parish. Archbishop J. Peter Sartain and top deputies faced an angry audience of more than 150 parishioners at St. Bridget’s Church on Tuesday night.”
By Joel Connelly, Seattle Post Intelligencer — Click here to read the rest of this story.
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