LAFAYETTE (LA)
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
February 24, 2019
By Elaina Sauber
As nearly 200 leaders of the Roman Catholic Church from around the world convened at a first-ever summit on sexual abuse at the Vatican on Thursday, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette still hadn’t released a list of priests over the last half-century who were credibly accused of sexually abusing children.
Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette said earlier this week that he expected the summit to address “pastoral outreach and accompaniment toward healing” for sexual abuse victims and the removal of any cleric who is guilty of abuse, and reporting those crimes to law enforcement.
In a Daily Advertiser story first published on Feb. 11, diocesan spokeswoman Blue Rolfes said they hoped “within the next week or two to release the list.”
Nearly two weeks later, Rolfes hasn’t responded to repeated phone calls and emails seeking an update on when the list will be published.
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