Del. Priest Abuse Victims Urge Church Leaders to Quit

Philadelphia Inquirer
February 16, 2012

http://articles.philly.com/2012-02-16/news/31067644_1_abuse-victims-priest-abuse-church-leaders

WILMINGTON - Victims of priest sex abuse called on some Catholic Church officials to resign Wednesday in light of internal records documenting how church leaders handled pedophile priests.

The records were required to be released to abuse victims as part of the Diocese of Wilmington's bankruptcy reorganization plan.

Terence McKiernan, of the watchdog group BishopAccountability.org, said at least three high-ranking church officials responsible for the Wilmington diocese's efforts to conceal the priest abuse scandal still work for the diocese and should resign. They are Msgr. J. Thomas Cini, vicar general for administration; Msgr. Clement Lemon, vicar for priests; and Msgr. Joseph Rebman, vicar general for pastoral services.

Anthony Flynn, an attorney for the diocese, said allegations of a cover-up orchestrated by the monsignors were not true. - AP