PHILADELPHIA (PA)
WPVI
Amy Buckman
LOGAN SQUARE – March 23, 2014 (WPVI) — During the Mass for Healing for Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse on Saturday, Archbishop Charles Chaput said he couldn’t explain why some church leaders covered up for clergy accused of sexually abusing children, but he did say their failure to act may have led to there being additional victims.
“We need to repent for that and ask the forgiveness of those who suffered sexual abuse because of that lack of attention,” Chaput said.
Many parishioners attending Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Sunday were unaware of the Archbishop’s apology yesterday. But once they heard about it, those who agreed to comment said they thought it was a good idea.
“I think it was a good thing because everybody knows it and I think it’s good to apologize and go on from there and ask for forgiveness and just keep on going,” Paul Devine of Roxborough said.
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