NEWARK (NJ)
North Jersey Record
February 12, 2019
By Deena Yellin and Abbott Koloff
Hundreds of priests gathered at the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Newark on Tuesday afternoon amid anticipation that the Catholic Church in New Jersey was preparing to release lists of names of abusive priests this week.
Several priests said as they left the meeting that the lists are expected to come out on Wednesday. Others declined to comment, and one priest said the group had been told not to discuss the meeting, which started at 1:30 and lasted a little over 30 minutes.
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Newark archbishop, announced last year that the state’s five dioceses were reviewing clergy sex abuse cases. The church, he said, planned to publish the names of all priests and deacons who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children sometime this year.
The review followed an announcement by state law enforcement officials that they had launched a statewide investigation into alleged sexual abuse by priests.
The state’s five dioceses — Newark, Paterson, Metuchen, Trenton and Camden — are expected to release their lists at the same time. The Diocese of Paterson plans to post its list on its website sometime Wednesday morning, the diocesan attorney, Ken Mullaney, said Tuesday.
Priests who work in the diocese will be notified shortly before the list is published, he said, adding that he didn’t know what time it would be released to the public.
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