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	Breaking News cistone Addresses Priest Sexual Abuse Issue By Angela E. Lackey Midland Daily News July 14, 2009 http://ourmidland.com/articles/2009/07/14/local_news/doc4a5ca79fb3409149224297.txt Bishop Joseph R. Cistone believes he has learned from the victims of priest child sexual abuse. "I think we all appreciate ...the pain and the suffering they went through," he said. Cistone met briefly with the media this morning. "Now that we're aware of the situation, how do we better assist the victims?" Cistone was named the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw in June. A grand jury report from 2005 states he was complicit in the coverup of multiple cases of child sexual abuse committed by priests in the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. "It is not beneficial for me to go back to that report all the time," he said. Cistone said he plans to review both the policies and procedures addressing the issue and the case files of those sexually abused by priests within the diocese. "Immediately," he said. "It will be one of the first things I do." Cistone will be installed as bishop on July 28. For more, including Cistone's model for leadership, see tomorrow's Daily News. Contact: angelalackey@mdn.net
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