By Denis O'Hayer
Wabe
April 24, 2010
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1640987/Atlanta/America\'s.Catholic.Cardinals.Gather.In.Atlanta.
On Friday, April 23rd, America's Catholic Cardinals gathered in Atlanta for a dinner to raise money for Catholic University in Washington.
But they got together as new charges emerge, seemingly each day, about the Vatican's response, over decades, to sexual abuse of children by priests.
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| The Most Reverend Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta |
Thursday, April 22nd, the Vatican denied it had any role in the abuse of some deaf students by a Wisconsin priest. The church was responding to a Federal lawsuit. And on the same day in Ireland, a bishop resigned, saying he didn't do enough to end the coverup of sexual abuse there. This, just days after Pope Benedict acknowledged sins of the church, without specifically mentioning abuse.
Atlanta's Catholic Archbishop Wilton Gregory was President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops during the early years of this decade; when America's bishops developed tougher reporting standards and procedures for dealing with abusers in this country. In a conversation with WABE's Denis O'Hayer, Archbishop Gregory said the ongoing scandal was very much on the minds of America's Cardinals as they prepared for their Atlanta meeting. Here is an extended version of the broadcast interview.
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