ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
November 6, 2018
Pope Francis’ US point person on abuse told the The Inquirer that he was “shocked” to learn that so many of his colleagues were hiding abuse and abusers. Frankly, we do not understand his reaction at all.
Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley is the “top dog” when it comes to clergy sex crimes and cover ups in the US. Yet he appeared surprised at the findings by the Globe/Inquirer that “130 bishops – almost one-third of all those living – have been accused during their career of failing to adequately respond to sexual misconduct in their dioceses.”
Nearly every situation and bishop mentioned in the outstanding Globe/Inquirer investigation has been reported, sometimes years ago, in other reputable news outlets. So little if any of this should have “shocked” the Cardinal. Rather, we would have assumed that he was keeping track of this information and transmitting it to the Vatican.
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