BRIDGEPORT (CT)
Stamford Advocate
Anne M. Amatoand Martin B. Cassidy
BRIDGEPORT — Bishop William E. Lori will be remembered for many things. There are those who will remember him as a great spiritual leader, a person open to new ideas and someone who was a friend and an asset to the community. But for others, they will never forget the way Lori dealt with the priest sexual-abuse scandal, which he inherited from his predecessor, in particular, his failure to reach out to the victims and their families.
Lori, 60, will be leaving the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, after 10 years at the helm, to become the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore. The announcement was made Tuesday by Pope Benedict XVI.
The Rev. Dr. Brian R. Bodt, president and CEO of the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport, said Lori showed great leadership in the way he dealt with the sexual-abuse scandal.
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