SANTA FE (NM)
KOAT
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SANTA FE — New Mexicans had mixed reactions on Friday upon learning of a former Santa Fe archbishop’s death.
Archbishop Robert Sanchez led the Santa Fe Archdiocese for nearly two decades.
Sanchez was forced to resign in 1993 after word leaked he was not only having relationships with women, but that more and more priests under his watch were being accused of horrific sex crimes against children.
“Whenever something from the abuse age comes back up again, it’s repeated hurt for people that were victimized,” said Mike Mellinger, the head of the local chapter of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests.
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