BUFFALO (NY)
WGRZ
November 1, 2018
With the priest abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo now receiving national attention, an organization of concerned lay Catholics has announced an initiative designed to rebuild trust in the church.
Canisius College President John Hurley is following up on his letter from August which called for more transparency in the priest sex abuse scandal affecting the Buffalo Diocese and Bishop Richard Malone.
On Thursday, he organized a news conference with members of his newly formed group to address the crisis.
“We are committed to the church but also to truth and justice,” Hurley told members of the media.
The group announced a plan with six points as they try to restore trust in the church:
Co-Responsibility
Transparency
Accountability
Competency
Justice for survivors
Trust
“There is a culture that has to change,” said Dr. Nancy Nielsen as she announced the effort.
“It troubled me to no end what this scandal has done to our beloved church,” said Carl Montante. “We have to hold Bishops accountable.”
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