REUTERS , CHICAGO
Thursday, May 13, 2004,Page 6
A lay panel heading an investigation into sexual abuse in the US Roman Catholic Church has accused the country's bishops of manipulating it and backsliding on promises, according to a letter made public on Tuesday.
The letter was one of several between the National Review Board and various bishops posted on the Web site of the National Catholic Reporter, which said it had obtained and verified them.
The review panel, headed by Anne Burke, a judge in Chicago, criticized the administrative committee of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops for deciding to delay action on some key issues until a meeting in November.
The delays, among other things, would push back a second round of audits to see how well dioceses are complying with new measures designed to protect children from clerical abuse.
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