MEMPHIS (TN)
WMCActionNews5.com
February 18, 2019
Carroll Dozier, the first Catholic bishop of Memphis, has been named on a list of priests accused of child sex abuse.
The Richmond, Virginia Diocese, where Bishop Dozier was ordained as a priest, released the list.
Bishop Dozier led the Memphis Diocese from 1971 until 1983. He helped the poor, fought racism and opposed the Vietnam War.
The oldest priest in Memphis, a man hired by Bishop Dozier, is stunned by the sex abuse revelation.
At age 87, Father David Knight knows the Memphis Diocese and its first Bishop well.
“Dozier was the best bishop we’ve ever had,” Father Knight said.
Father Knight despises the Catholic church’s history of sex abuse.
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