SCRANTON (PA)
Penn Live
August 31, 2018
By Ron Southwick
In the wake of the grand jury report on clergy sex abuse, the Diocese of Scranton has acknowledged its former bishop failed in his duty to protect children.
The diocese said Friday that former Bishop James C. Timlin will no longer be allowed to represent the diocese in any public or liturgical events.
Bishop Joseph C. Bambera said in a statement that he is taking the most aggressive step he can pursue relative to another bishop. Bambera also referred the case to the Vatican Congregation of Bishops, which has jurisdiction over other aspects of his ministry.
“It is important that I make this very clear: Bishop Timlin did not abuse children, nor has he ever been accused of having done so. Instead, he mishandled some cases of abuse,” Bambera said in a letter released by the diocese.
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