MECHANICSBURG (PA)
PennLive
July 23, 2018
By Charles Thompson
Many Pennsylvanians are waiting anxiously to see what’s in the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury’s report on the Roman Catholic church’s handling of past abuse allegations against its priests.
Prosecutors hinted at a release in late June.
And then, court battles intervened.
But if you think this latest delay is a precursor to killing the report, however, think again.
Lawyers on all sides privately seem to expect the document will come out. Church officials have been openly preparing their latter-day congregants for it.
The fight now is down to the intersection of a pretty limited battle from a handful of people trying to protect their reputations from what they claim are investigative errors, and an abiding interest by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the state’s sometimes-controversial grand jury process.
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