WOODLAWN PARK (NJ)
North Jersey Record
October 21, 2018
By Deena Yellin
As the pastor of one of the largest Catholic churches in New Jersey, the Rev. Robert Stagg ought to be on top of the world: His church membership is at 4,500 families, his Masses are packed and the church facility is undergoing expansion.
Yet the leader of the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River is hurting.
“I read the news about all these abuse cases and it makes me want to throw up,” Stagg said. “It’s a terrible thing.”
Stagg wants people to know that the predators don’t represent all priests.
“There’s a percentage of the population that are abusers, and that’s awful,” Stagg said. “But … we all have to be vigilant — it happens in every country in the world with all kinds of occupations.”
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