CHICAGO (IL)
National Public Radio
August 24, 2018
By Colin Dwyer
Nearly two weeks after the release of a Pennsylvania grand jury’s investigation into clergy sexual abuse, the report’s ramifications on the Roman Catholic Church are being felt far beyond state lines.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced that she will meet with the Archdiocese of Chicago and that she has contacted other dioceses in the state to discuss the Pennsylvania report, “which identifies at least seven priests with connections to Illinois.”
“The Catholic Church has a moral obligation to provide its parishioners and the public a complete and accurate accounting of all sexually inappropriate behavior involving priests in Illinois,” Madigan said in a statement released Thursday.
In a statement of its own, given to local media, the Chicago Archdiocese said it has “worked cooperatively” with county officials for years, and that it looks forward to “discussing our policies and procedures related to misconduct issues with [Madigan] and her office.
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