BUFFALO (NY)
The Buffalo News
August 28, 2018
News Editorial Board
Rejecting public calls to resign, Bishop Richard J. Malone on Sunday used a biblical metaphor.
“The shepherd does not desert the flock in a difficult time,” he said.
The sad truth is that Bishop Malone has lost his way, as well as his credibility, in his handling of abuse allegations against priests in the Diocese of Buffalo. It is time for him to step down. The diocese needs a leader who is not confused about the nature of the crisis enveloping the church.
To be clear, many of the sexual abuse scandals that have emerged in the past six months involved incidents that happened years or decades ago, well before Malone took over here. He has spoken of his desire to heal the past victims, and in March the diocese established the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program, to give recompense to victims of priest sex abuse.
In an interview with The Buffalo News in June, Malone said “there’s nothing being hidden” from the public about abuse allegations.
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