BUFFALO (NY)
The Associated Press
August 26, 2018
The Roman Catholic bishop of Buffalo, New York, on Sunday rejected calls to resign over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against priests, saying: the “shepherd does not desert the flock” in difficult times.
Bishop Richard Malone said he is appointing a task force of clergy, lay people and “an elected official or two” to review how sexual abuse claims from adults are handled.
The diocese released a list in March of 42 priests facing sex abuse allegations. A Buffalo television station reported last week that Malone allowed one accused priest to remain in his parish and gave multiple chances to another who’d been suspended by the previous bishop.
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