MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Raya Zimmerman and Dave Orrick
rzimmerman@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 12/14/2013
Archbishop John Nienstedt, who has faced public criticism following the revelation of sexual abuse cases in his archdiocese, is expected to apologize Sunday at an Edina church.
Nienstedt’s plan to deliver the homily at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Parish comes roughly two weeks after a Ramsey County judge ordered the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to release a list of 34 priests “credibly accused” of sexually abusing children in decades prior.
“I am here to apologize for the indignation that you justifiably feel. You deserve better,” Nienstedt wrote in the homily, which was posted on Our Lady of Grace’s website (olgparish.org/homilies/3rd-sunday-advent).
Nienstedt, the church’s top official, and the archdiocese have been under scrutiny since the fall. Spurred by a whistleblower, Minnesota Public Radio and other media began reporting failures by the institution in dealing with clergy who sexually abused children, including allegations of cover-ups.
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