MILWAUKEE (WI)
WTMJ
[with video]
By Yona Gavino and Nick Montes
CREATED JUN. 30, 2013
MILWAUKEE — On Monday, the Milwaukee Archdiocese will be releasing documents that describe sexual abuse by priests. It’ll include what church leaders did in response. Archbishop Jerome Listecki states: if you decide to go and review this material, prepare to be shocked. It can shake ones’ faith.
The documents will detail how abusive priests were moved from a parish or school without their histories being revealed.
“Anytime the truth comes forward, it’s always a huge opportunity for healing,” explains Peter Isely, Midwest Director for Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
The Archbishop wrote on his blog that the abuse stems back 25, 50, and even 80 years.
“These crimes live in secrecy. And so the anecdote for the healing of these crimes is to take them out of the dark shadows of secrecy and bring them into the light,” adds Isely.
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