ILLINOIS
Patch
By Amanda Luevano
In addition to the thousands of pages to be released detailing decades of abuse at the hands of Catholic priests in the Joliet Diocese, the organization Tuesday also released an updated list of credibly accused abusers.
The list includes the founding pastor of Divine Savior Parish in Downers Grove, the Rev. Donald Pock. The accusations were brought to light in 2002—two years before his death, according to the diocese.
He served as pastor of Divine Savior from 1968 until 1975. Divine Savior’s website states that Pock left due to ill health, but a 2006 report by Sun-Times Media claimed he was removed from the parish and sent for counseling after allegations of sexual abuse.
Pock was then appointed associate pastor at St. Patrick Parish in Joliet, and became pastor of St. Joseph in Manteno in 1978. In 1987, he became pastor of St. Peter Parish in Itasca, according to his obituary.
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