“The Diocese of Greensburg believes it’s time to put today’s facts on the table,” church officials stated in releasing the update Thursday. “Despite what some people may think, today’s Catholic Church is committed to transparency. We have worked hard to remove any barriers that hinder people from coming forward about the abuse they’ve suffered and make sure it’s clear: Priests who have abused children have no place in our ministries.”

The website also will have a recorded homily by Bishop Edward C. Malesic as the diocese’s response when that grand jury report is released. According to various reports, that report may be released by early next week.

“It will also be played at all 78 parishes the weekend after the release,” diocesan spokesman Jerry Zufelt said, while “the list of credibly accused clergy” will be posted on the same day that the report is released.

“The diocese applauds and supports all of the survivors of abuse who have come forward to report what happened to them,” according to the “progress update” online. “It doesn’t matter what the circumstances were or who the abusers were, the survivors’ scars and pain run deep.”

Zufelt said the “higher standards” touted by the diocese includes checking backgrounds and training more than 15,000 volunteers, clergy and staff.

“That means everyone working a parish festival, a fish fry or even a pierogi dinner,” Zufelt said.

The “progress update” also was published Thursday in a special edition of The Catholic Accent, the diocesan newspaper.

It reported as part of the background of the grand jury investigation that the Greensburg diocese “cooperated fully with the investigation” that started in March 2016 by then-Attorney General Kathleen Kane and continued by current Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

The Accent newspaper reported that the diocese provided “thousands of pages of requested records dating to 1947, four years before the diocese was formed” out of what previously was a 10-county Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Zufelt said the bishop “openly invites survivors to meet with him to pursue healing and reconciliation as part of the diocese’s commitment to work closely with victims and their families for wholeness and healing.” That includes the offer of “free counseling for a survivor of abuse by church personnel, including the offer of independent outside counseling services of the survivor’s choice, and contact with support groups and other social service assistance, regardless of when (or where) the alleged abuse occurred.”

Zufelt said the offer covers alleged abuse even if it did not occur within the diocese.

He said a delegate of the bishop will offer the services of the diocesan pastoral care team and a personal meeting with the bishop, while a victim assistance coordinator will offer options, including psychotherapeutic services.

“The individual chooses his or her type of care offered by the victim assistance coordinator,” Zufelt said. “The individual is encouraged to contact the local victim assistance coordinator and/or the local psychotherapist they wish to see for services for more information about services offered.”

In its statement announcing the new standards, the diocese said every report it receives of suspected abuse of a child, young person or vulnerable adult, be it sexual, physical or emotional, is immediately reported to the Pennsylvania ChildLine and the appropriate district attorney.

The state Department of Human Services describes ChildLine as “part of a mandated statewide child protective services program designed to accept child abuse referrals and general child well-being concerns, and transmit the information quickly to the appropriate investigating agency.” It receives calls 24/7 at (800) 932-0313.