MASSACHUSETTS
The Republican

By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com
on August 12, 2014

SPRINGFIELD – Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski was asked Tuesday if he has a message for those in the Springfield Diocese who suffered sexual abuse at the hands committed by priests.

The topic came up at a brief news conference just after the installation ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel.

Rozanski said:

“I believe that as bishop I show the way to reach out to victims of sexual abuse, to bring God’s pastoral love and care, to show them that nothing is their fault. This was perpetrated upon them and that the Bishop has to be there as an agent of reconciliation.”

Earlier in the news conference, Rozanski spoke of feeling at peace as he walked into the cathedral Tuesday. He felt at peace because he found a people at prayer.