GREEN BAY (WI)
The Compass (Newspaper of the Diocese of Green Bay)
September 21, 2018
By Sam Lucero
Allouez – Bishop Robert Morneau, retired auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, has requested and has been granted a withdrawal from all public ministry. In a letter dated Sept. 14 and addressed to Bishop David Ricken, Bishop Morneau stated that he failed to report to authorities an incident of priest sexual abuse of a minor in 1979.
“As a result,” wrote Bishop Morneau, “this priest was able to abuse again several years later. … I intend to spend my time in prayer for all victims and survivors of sexual abuse and I will do corporal works of mercy in reparation for what I failed to do.”
In a separate letter, Bishop Ricken acknowledged the request.
Letter by Bishop Robert Morneau
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