CALIFORNIA
The Tablet
23 June 2017 | by Catholic News Service
Archbishop Quinn was a staunch defender of immigrants and an early voice in combatting clerical sexual abuse
Retired Archbishop John Quinn of San Francisco, who led the Northern California archdiocese for 18 years, died on 22 June after a long illness. He was 88.
“Our hearts are breaking at losing such a great priest and friend,” San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said in an announcement. “Join me in praying for the repose of his soul.”
The archbishop had moved to the Jewish Home of San Francisco from St Mary’s Medical Centre on 16 June, but he “experienced difficulties with his breathing early this morning. He was transported to the nearest hospital but could not be revived.” …
Archbishop Quinn was an early leader in combating clerical sexual abuse. The Archdiocese of San Francisco put into force in 1992 a sexual abuse and harassment policy, and at that time urged all victims of child sexual abuse by a priest or church worker to “come forward and tell us their story.”
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