STATESVILLE (NC)
Record and Landmark
Oct. 23, 2019
By Megan Suggs
The Catholic Church in western North Carolina is conducting a review of personnel documents going back to the creation of the diocese in 1972 to release a list of priests accused of sexual abuse. The plan is to release the list by December.
On Wednesday, the Rev. Patrick Winslow, the vicar general and chancellor for the Diocese of Charlotte, came to St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Hickory to discuss the review process.
The Charlotte diocese is made up of 46 counties, including Iredell.
Winslow said the church adopted a charter in 2002 to prevent sexual abuse by the clergy. The charter includes a zero tolerance protocol where priests accused of sexual abuse are put on temporary leave. A review board determines whether the accusations are credible, and if they are found to be so, the priest is permanently removed from ministry.
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