MINNESOTA
ABC News
MINNEAPOLIS — Oct 13, 2014
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press
Catholic church leaders in Minnesota say they won’t recommend any priest for active ministry if they’ve been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor.
The pledge is part of child protection protocols called for in Monday’s settlement of a groundbreaking public nuisance lawsuit against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona.
Church leaders were accused of failing to warn parishioners about an abusive priest.
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