MINNESOTA
MinnPost
By Beth Hawkins
Archdiocese of St. Paul and MinneapolisThe Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced Monday evening that it will comply on Thursday with a judge’s order to produce the names of priests accused of child molestation, as well as their past and present assignments and other details.
Ramsey County District Court Judge John Van de North gave the Archdiocese a Dec. 17 deadline for the release of a list of 33 priests it has substantial evidence sexually abused minors. The Diocese of Winona was ordered to release another 13.
In addition, Van de North gave the dioceses until Jan. 6 to release the names of abusers brought to its attention since 2004, when the lists were compiled.
Advocates for abuse survivors, however, were skeptical that the information released will mark a watershed moment. Commitments to full transparency in sex-abuse scandals in Roman Catholic dioceses here and worldwide have come peppered with caveats, they noted.
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