LINCOLN (NE)
Lincoln Journal Star
August 11, 2018
By Peter Salter
It’s been a turbulent month so far for Lincoln’s Catholic leaders, who are facing fire for their mishandling of three priests accused of sexual assault, moral misconduct and an inappropriate relationship with an altar server.
The allegations span two decades, but they only recently surfaced broadly and publicly in a wave of online articles and Facebook posts.
The fallout has been swift. The allegations led to a police investigation. They prompted the bishop to remove a priest, apologize for a lack of transparency, convene a review board and address a church full of parishioners in a closed meeting.
And they’ve brought uncomfortable scrutiny to a diocese often considered the nation’s most orthodox.
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