LOUISIANA
The Advertiser
Claire Taylor, Ken Stickney August 16, 2014
A survivors group for victims of pedophile priests has rejected as unsatisfactory Bishop Michael Jarrell’s decision to not identify the 15 accused Lafayette Diocese priests for whom the diocese has made financial payouts.
“Changing locations or jobs doesn’t cure a pedophile,” said Barbara Dorris, the outreach director for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. “So it’s incredibly disingenuous for Jarrell to imply that Lafayette police, parents and parishioners shouldn’t worry because some predator priests aren’t saying Mass now or have moved a few towns away.”
The bishop has turned away numerous requests to release the names of offenders. Late Thursday, he said of the 15, seven have died, five have moved away and none are involved in ministry.
In response to questions from The Daily Advertiser, the bishop conceded that the church is unable to account for the whereabouts of some offenders.
“Monitoring their activities is practically impossible,” he said.
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