ST. LOUIS (MO)
Berger’s Beat
In a recent interview, Cardinal Timothy Dolan expressed frustration at how long it takes to defrock a pedophile priest. “Although we bishops have sympathy for the workload of the Holy See, we still cringe at the slow pace of even clean-cut cases that need to be dealt with decisively,” he told Crux, a new on-line Catholic news source. . .Two local men – Kirkwood native Bryan Bacon and St. Charles resident Chris Wimmer – are featured in an investigative report by a Pittsburgh newspaper that says 157 adults have accused 31 members of the U.S.-based Marianists of child sexual abuse. Eight of the alleged offenders worked in our town. Bacon was allegedly abused by Brother William Mueller of Vianney and Wimmer was allegedly abused by Brother Louis Meinhardt and Brother John Woulfe at Chaminade. . .
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