MINNESOTA
Waseca County News
By CHRISTEN FURLONG cfurlong@wasecacountynews.com
Posted on December 6, 2013
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Thursday published a list of 34 priests who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.
Ten of the 34 priests on the list were stationed in the region at some point in their careers. Only one man, Timothy McCarthy, served in the Waseca area — McCarthy acted as an administrator at St. Andrew in Elysian from 1977-1982.
Fr. Michael Ince, pastor at St. Andrew and Holy Trinity in Waterville, commented on the public’s reaction to the list, indicating that he thought its disclosure could lead to potentially negative feedback against the state’s Archdiocese.
“Well, I can’t say much from the churches’ perspective,” Ince said. “But it’s getting to be quite a witch hunt. I think we have to look at the fact that the [Archdiocese] has bent over backward and these people are still howling. The more we do, the more they yell at us.”
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