MINNESOTA
Winona Daily News

Leslie Hittner

It was refreshing to see the Diocese of Winona and the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul settle with attorney Jeff Anderson in his latest case involving the coverup of sexual abuse by Catholic priest, Thomas Adamson.

While the financial details of the settlement have not been made public, we can only hope that neither the diocese or archdiocese will be forced into bankruptcy to meet those financial obligations.

I am still concerned, however.

A central theme of Winona Bishop John Quinn’s response during the settlement announcement seemed to be the following:

“We are ashamed of the horrific crimes that Thomas Adamson has perpetrated against children in our Diocese and in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis,” Quinn said in a prepared statement.”

Quinn, it seems, still does not understand what the lawsuit was about in the first place. This lawsuit was…