MINNESOTA
ABC News
Jun 15, 2015
By The Associated Press
A Minnesota organization supporting victims of clergy abuse says the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis should lead to vigilance, not complacency.
The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis has accepted Nienstedt’s resignation. The archdiocese was recently charged with ignoring reports of inappropriate behavior by a priest who was later convicted of molesting two boys
Frank Meuers, the southern Minnesota leader for Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, says the pope must start defrocking clerics who cover up crimes, not just priests who commit them.
Meuers says until that happens, little will change.
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