MINNESOTA
KARE
[with video]
John Croman
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is working to restore trust among Catholics and the public at large, in the wake of the latest clergy sex abuse disclosures.
The archdiocese Thursday complied with a court order to release the names of 34 former priests, 30 of whom were deemed by the church to have substantiated claims of abuse.
Archbishop John Nienstedt, who has come under fire from some advocates, issued a lengthy statement in the online edition of The Catholic Spirit newspaper, detailing efforts to aggressively pursue reports of abuse.
Fr. Nienstedt also pledged to involve law enforcement in the process immediately, and to publish the names of verified offenders in a special section of the Archdiocesan website.
“All clergy feel the shame of the acts of some of their brother priests,” Nienstedt wrote.
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