MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
by Jon Collins, Minnesota Public Radio,
Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio
October 4, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Catholics in the Twin Cities have a wide range of reactions to recent news about the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis — including an MPR News report that the archdiocese knew about a priest’s sexual misconduct but failed to remove him from ministry, and the subsequent resignation of the top deputy of the archdiocese.
About 600 Catholics gathered for the annual Candlelight Rosary Procession from the State Capitol to the Cathedral of St. Paul Friday.
Greg Holupchinski of St. Paul said the recent revelations were unfortunate.
“It’s too bad that when you hear about the church in the news it’s either that we have a new pope or we have a few errant priests,” Holupchinski said. “One bad apple seems to spoil the bunch sometimes.”
Holupchinski said Catholics understand that the church is filled with sinners, but that he’d like to see more transparency from its leaders.
“The longer you keep it under wraps, the more negative effects there are going to be over time,” Holupchinski said.
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