MINNESOTA
KARE
[with video]
Jay Olstad
GOLDEN VALLEY – The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced details Wednesday of its special task force that will look into the churches’ handling of recent priest abuse.
“The things depicted in these reports are sickening, they’re despicable. And they break our hearts,” said Father Reginald Whitt about recent news reports. Appointed by Archbishop John Neinstedt, Father Whitt announced a six-member lay task force called the Safe Environment and Ministerial Standards Task Force.
Whitt, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, assures the group will have full access to church documents and its officials, including the archbishop, in order to investigate the church’s handling of recent priest abuse and once the report is completed Whitt claims it will be made public.
The group met for the first time Wednesday but don’t know yet how many times they’ll meet or when the inquiry will be completed.
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