ELMA (NY)
WKBW TV
Sept. 11, 2019
By Ed Reilly
Bishop Richard insists that he has the majority of support among his clergy in the Diocese of Buffalo, despite troubling revelations about his handling of the priest sex abuse crisis.
Influential Catholic groups, like the “Movement to Restore Trust,” have called for the Bishop to resign after secret audio recordings were released showing Malone was hesitant to deal with an active pastor accused of sexually harassing a seminarian because the Bishop was worried about a public scandal.
In the recording, Bishop Malone referred to the accused priest as “dangerous” and a “sick puppy.”
After the story went public, Malone called a press conference where he said that he has no plans to step down and believes he still has the majority of support from his clergy.
But is that true?
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