Catholics hail report for thoroughness, ‘essential step forward’

OKLAHOMA CITY (OK)
The Oklahoman

October 7, 2019

By Carla Hinton

[Related coverage:

– Read Archbishop Coakley’s letter

– Read McAfee & Taft’s report

– Read the Oklahoma City archdiocese’s list of priests with substantiated allegations, along with supporting materials]

A law firm’s report on the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City was praised Sunday not only for its listing of priests who preyed on minors but its detailed description of the ways the faith organization’s leaders dealt with the perpetrators.

Several parishioners attending services at St. Monica Catholic Church in Edmond said information included in Oklahoma City-based McAfee & Taft’s report was disturbing but they lauded Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul S. Coakley for having the firm conduct an independent report and for releasing those findings on Oct. 4.

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