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Eugene

(61,899 posts) Thu Oct 24, 2013, 09:01 PM Oct 2013

Mistakes made in Catholic clergy sex abuse probes: Minnesota archbishop

Source: Reuters

Mistakes made in Catholic clergy sex abuse probes: Minnesota archbishop

MINNEAPOLIS | Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:38pm EDT

(Reuters) - The Roman Catholic archbishop of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Archdiocese said on Thursday that serious mistakes had been made in the archdiocese's investigations of allegations of sex abuse by clergy and he has ordered a review of all of its files by an outside firm.

"To those who have been hurt, to the victims of clergy abuse and their family members, I can only tell you how sorry I am," Archbishop John Nienstedt said in the archdiocese's official publication. "I realize how damaging such actions are in violating the care of their human dignity."

But David Clohessy, director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, said Nienstedt's review plan would only result in more secrecy and his statement did not reveal the names of sexual predators.

"He knows who should look at these records, the cops," Clohessy said. "But he continues to act irresponsibly, to protect the predators and to endanger kids."

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This diocese is openly discussing bankruptcy also, possibly joining the all too many others. dimbear Oct 2013 #1

They should let the DA see those files. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #2

Nienstedt is a sort of ex-Pope Benedict Mini-Me. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #3

Yup. They spent so much money trying to block marriage equality, and yet MineralMan Oct 2013 #4

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

1. This diocese is openly discussing bankruptcy also, possibly joining the all too many others.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:06 PM

Oct 2013

As usual, more complete discussion at abusetracker.

http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTrackerArchive/2013/10/

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. They should let the DA see those files.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:10 PM

Oct 2013

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,699 posts)

3. Nienstedt is a sort of ex-Pope Benedict Mini-Me.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:41 PM

Oct 2013

He is fanatically obsessed with abortion and gay marriage and has been doing his best to get rid of "liberal" priests and parishes. He spent an enormous amount of the archdiocese's money on a fruitless campaign to defeat the same-sex marriage legislation. I hope the latest controversy takes him down. I'm not Catholic but the church has a lot of political power around here and I'd love to see Nienstedt put out to pasture, or maybe in a monastery that requires a vow of silence.

MineralMan

(146,309 posts)

4. Yup. They spent so much money trying to block marriage equality, and yet

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 02:17 PM

Oct 2013

didn't properly investigate the sexual abuse charges against priests in the archdiocese. Neinstedt is one of the worst archbishops in the United States, but is firmly entrenched in this progressive community. He does great harm, and does that harm intentionally and with the knowledge that it doesn't represent the beliefs in the area.

It is long past time for him to go. Long past.

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