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Oct. 3, 2019
Finally, after over a year of scandal, the Vatican has finally deigned to step into the mess that is the Diocese of Buffalo.
According to reports, the Vatican has tapped Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn to lead an investigation into embattled Buffalo prelate Richard Malone. Such an investigation is the least that the Vatican can do in a diocese that has seen a whistle-blower go public, a seminarian come forward about abuse and cover-up, and secret recordings reveal ham-fisted attempts at controlling the narrative.
We cannot help but notice, however, that just a few months ago Catholic officials were touting yet another ‘new policy’ in which the bishop from the biggest diocese in the state would ‘investigate’ wrongdoing by bishops from smaller dioceses. So that would mean that New York’s Cardinal Tim Dolan would be looking into the Buffalo diocesan mess. But not surprisingly, as so often happens, church officials have ignored their own promises and procedures, offering no real explanation other than this alleged probe is “not subject” to that just-enacted policy. As we have noted for ages, powerful church prelates handle every case in whatever way is most convenient for themselves, irrespective of policies, protocols, procedures or promises.
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