CHICAGO (IL)
The Tablet (UK)
[the documents via BishopAccountability.org]
[the documents via Jeff Anderson & Associates]
22 January 2014 by Carlisle Baker-Jackson
The Archdiocese of Chicago issued a “sincere apology” as it released 6,000 documents yesterday relating to its handling of sexual misconduct by 30 of its priests between 1950 and 1996.
The documents were released as part of a 2008 settlement with victims. They reveal how allegations were kept secret and church leaders, including the late cardinals John Cody and Joseph Bernardin, would approve the moving of accused priests from one parish to another. They also call into question the actions of the archbishop – Cardinal Francis George.
A statement on the archdiocesan website said: “The archdiocese acknowledges that its leaders made some decisions decades ago that are now difficult to justify.
“In the past 40 years, society has evolved in dealing with matters related to abuse … and so has the Archdiocese of Chicago.”
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