MINNESOTA
KAAL
[with video]
By: Jay Kolls
Dr. Charles Reid, a law professor and Catholic Church expert at the University of St. Thomas, says pressure is mounting from within the Archdiocese for Archbishop John Nienstedt to resign.
This week, Fr. Patrick Kennedy called on Archbishop Nienstedt to step down after civil lawsuits were filed against the Winona Archdiocese for allegedly not reporting and then covering up allegations of child sexual abuse by priests.
Fr. Kennedy is the sixth priest within the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to urge Archbishop Nienstedt to step down.
The Archbishop was not available for comment Wednesday, but a spokesperson says his position on resigning has not changed. Nienstedt has repeatedly said he has no intention of quitting as head of the Catholic Church in Minnesota.
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