WISCONSIN
Journal Times
LUKE FEUERHERM luke.feuerherm@journaltimes.com
CALEDONIA — An upbeat Sunday Mass at St. Louis Catholic Church in Caledonia came to a somber conclusion as the Rev. Mark Danczyk addressed clergy sex abuse claims contained in documents released last week.
Speaking to his congregation, Danczyk explained the current status of the lawsuit involving his parish, offered spiritual and professional counseling to parishioners and decried acts of sexual abuse against children.
“I firmly believe in my heart that there is a special place in hell for anyone who abuses a child,” Danczyk told his congregation Sunday.
Last Monday, an attorney released thousands of documents that detail allegations of child sex abuse made against 42 Milwaukee Archdiocese priests, including five local priests accused of abusing children in Racine County.
Among those accused priests with ties to the county was former St. Louis Catholic Church pastor Daniel Budzynski, who has admitted to more than 30 instances of abuse, and is accused of about 20 more, according to the records.
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