SAGINAW (MI)
WNEM TV 5
February 4, 2019
By Brianna Owczarzak and Rachel McCrary
Bishop Walter Hurley was appointed administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw following the death of Bishop Joseph Cistone in October.
Hurley is leading the diocese until the pope names a permanent replacement.
In an interview with TV5, Hurley released new details about the diocese’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations following the charges against Father Robert DeLand and the overall state of the diocese.
Hurley said the diocese has cut ties with the judge who Cistone appointed to oversee allegations of sexual abuse within the Catholic diocese.
Cistone appointed Judge Michael Talbot of the Michigan State Appeals Court to be a special independent delegate last April.
Under Cistone, Talbot was to assume full authority within the diocese with regards to all matters involving the alleged sexual abuse of minors and sexual misconduct by clergy
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