BUFFALO (NY)
WKBW TV
October 11, 2018
By Charlie Specht
Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Malone has criticized one of the highest-ranking cardinals in the Catholic Church in America.
Malone through a spokeswoman Thursday released a statement responding to Cardinal Sean O’Malley of the Archdiocese of Boston, who said earlier this week that he was “deeply concerned” by the handling of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Buffalo under Malone.
“It is unfortunate that Cardinal O’Malley never contacted the Diocese of Buffalo to check on the facts and hear our side of the story,” Malone said in a written statement released by the diocese. “Bishop Malone has the utmost respect for Cardinal O’Malley and his leadership role as Chair of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Children. The television reports provided to the cardinal’s spokesperson misrepresented the truth about how the Diocese of Buffalo did in fact respond to both child and adult victims of clerical misconduct.”
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