CHICAGO (IL)
Christian Post
BY MICHAEL GRYBOSKI, CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER
January 14, 2014
A Roman Catholic Archdiocese plans to release its files on priests under its jurisdiction reported to have committed sexual abuse.
In a January edition of the Chicago Archdiocese’s newspaper Catholic New World, Cardinal Francis George wrote that the files on 30 priests will be released as part of a legal settlement.
“All these incidents were reported over the years to the civil authorities and claims have been mediated civilly. Almost all of the incidents happened decades ago, perpetrated by priests whom neither I nor many younger clergy have ever met or talked to,” wrote George. “Nevertheless, the publication puts the actions of these men and the archdiocese itself in the spotlight. Painful though publicly reviewing the past can be, it is part of the accountability and transparency to which the archdiocese is committed.”
Cardinal George also wrote that the Archdiocese “is committed to trying to help victims of sexual abuse achieve the freedom necessary to live with dignity.”
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