MINNESOTA
CBS Minnesota
[with video]
Esme Murphy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The fallout continues Wednesday over the news that Archbishop John Nienstedt is under investigation for sexual misconduct.
While the archbishop denies the allegations, the Twin Cities Archdiocese says it has hired an outside firm to investigate the claims.
Both parties say the accusations do not involve illegal activity or sex acts with children.
According to a former top Nienstedt aide, the claims involve allegations of sexual misconduct with men.
Outside the Basilica of St. Mary’s noon mass, we found supporters of the archbishop like Joyce Borealino.
“It just makes me so angry that these allegations would even come up,” Borealino said. “The archbishop is a great man.”
And we found critics, like Sharon Link.
“I’m not surprised,” Link said
She says she’s always been troubled by the archbishop’s crusade against gay marriage.
“He just went out of his way to talk about gay priests and … gay everybody,” she said
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