PENNSYLVANIA
Times-Tribune
BY DAVID FALCHEK (STAFF WRITER)
Published: March 26, 2014
A group representing abuse victims demands Bishop Joseph Bambera release documents about an accused former Diocese of Scranton priest who is now second-in-command at a South American diocese.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, SNAP, asked Bishop Bambera to release diocesan documentation concerning Monsignor Carlos Urrutigoity, accused more than a decade ago of abusing children when he worked at the St. Gregory’s Academy in Elmhurst, a residential school sponsored by the Society of St. John, a religious order.
“Scranton’s bishop must take action now to protect kids in Paraguay,” said David Clohessy, director of the Chicago-based SNAP. “I can’t think of a case where a priest, after these sorts of accusations, went on to rise through the church hierarchy as this one has.”
Monsignor Urrutigoity in February was named the vicar general of the Diocesis de Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. That diocese’s bishop, the Rev. Rogelio Livieres, said Monsignor Urrutigoity was never found guilty of a crime and was a victim of a “campaign of defamation ⦠orchestrated by one source.”
By releasing documents, Bishop Bambera could provide clear and convincing evidence that Monsignor Urrutigoity is unfit for priesthood or service in the church, Mr. Clohessy said.
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