ST. LOUIS (MO)
St. Louis Review
by Joseph Kenny, Review Staff Writer
Any time a priest is a defendant in a criminal case involving sexual abuse of a minor, he won’t be wearing clerical garb.
The Archdiocese of St. Louis issued a reminder on the topic recently. It pointed out that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Child and Youth Protection last year issued a report asking bishops to be sure that no priest be permitted to wear clerical garb when appearing as a defendant in a criminal case involving sexual abuse of a minor.