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San Antonio Express-News
By J. Michael Parker and Elaine Ayala
January 9, 2017
Retired Archbishop Patrick Flores, a onetime migrant farm worker and high school dropout who overcame discrimination to eventually become the nation’s first Mexican-American bishop, died Monday in San Antonio.
Flores, whose full name was Patricio Fernandez Flores,waged a long battle with congestive heart failure, dementia and Meniere’s disease, a hearing disorder that causes veritgo, tinnitus and hearing loss. In the end, he suffered pneumonia.
He had not been seen in public much since 2008 and was living in Padua Place Residence, a retirement home for priests. …
He always said his deepest sorrow was over sexual abuse by priests. He insisted he’d acted in good faith and, with one early exception, always removed abusive priests from ministry immediately upon learning of credible allegations.
Others angrily disputed his claims, saying he didn’t believe their allegations and demanded proof.
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