WASHINGTON
Yakima Herald
By Jane Gargas
jgargas@yakimaherald.com
Bishop Joseph Tyson of the Yakima Catholic Diocese is one of two bishops nominated to head the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
“Tyson is honored to be nominated,” said Monsignor Robert Siler, chancellor of the Yakima Diocese. “He does not view the other candidate as an opponent but a fellow bishop who is dedicated to the protection of children and youth, as is he.”
The other nominee is Bishop Timothy Doherty of Lafayette, Ind.
Not everyone is pleased with Tyson’s nomination, however.
The world’s largest group of clergy sex abuse victims, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, is calling for Tyson to withdraw.
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