A credibly accused Rhode Island predator priest has passed away. Now, we beg Bishop Thomas Tobin to aggressively seek out anyone else who may have been hurt by him” by using church bulletins, parish websites and pulpit announcements so that the wounded may be consoled and learn that they aren’t alone.

http://www.bishopaccountability.org/assign/Diogo_Louis_M.htm

http://www.rebellofuneralhome.com/obituary/Louis-M.-Diogo/Pawtucket-RI/1497696

We are glad that Fr. Louis Diogo can no longer hurt kids. We’re glad too that his victims can hopefully sleep better at night knowing that he can’t assault any more children.

We hope that all of Fr. Diogo’s victims – whether hurt long ago or more recently - find the strength and courage to step forward, get help, expose wrongdoing and start healing. And we hope they find consolation.

Now that he’s passed on, we hope Rhode Island Catholic officials will be more forthcoming about Fr. Diogo’s crimes and about those who ignored, concealed and enabled them.

He worked in churches in Providence, East Providence, Bristol, Newport, Swansea and River Point.

We urge every single person who saw, suspected or suffered child sex crimes and cover ups in Catholic churches or institutions in Rhode Island to protect kids by calling police, get help by calling therapists, expose wrongdoers by calling journalists, get justice by calling attorneys, and get comfort by calling support groups like ours. This is how kids will be safer, adults will recover, criminals will be prosecuted, cover ups will be deterred and the truth will surface.