MILWAUKEE (WI)
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MILWAUKEE —Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests are praising the church’s decision to release thousands of pages of previously sealed documents, but they said it’s not enough.
Archbishop Jerome Listecki is trying to prepare people for what they may see in the records detailing cases of child sexual abuse.
The records also include sworn depositions by former Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland and New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
The promised release of documents marks a turning point in the long legal battle between abuse survivors and the Catholic Church.
“Let’s shed the light where it needs to be shed and let people understand what happened,” Milwaukee Archdiocese spokesman Jerry Topczewski said.
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