PITTSTON (PA)
Times Leader
August 19, 2018
By Geri Gibbons
Former Luzerne County judge Joe Musto issued many rulings during his career, but when it comes to the recent scandal regarding Catholic clergy, he is reluctant to judge.
And, he is adamant that details of abuse alleged in the grand jury report released Tuesday will not shake his faith in God or the church.
“I believe priests are human, and we all have to keep them in our prayers,” he said as he made his way out of St. John the Evangelist Church following Sunday Mass. “We are a people that believe in forgiveness.”
Musto’s wife, Fortunata Musto, shares her husband’s deep faith, but she’s angry that the Catholic Church would allow children to be abused, while defending priests charged to protect them.
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