Monday, August 11, 2008

Diocese formerly headed by Archbishop Gregory withheld abuse evidence

"History is history" as all were told by then-Bishop Gregory...

St. Louis, Aug. 11, 2008 (CWNews.com) - A former president of the US bishops' conference has been accused of withholding evidence about an abusive priest from a review board.

In an Illinois court case, Margaret Mensen-- who headed a board studying clerical abuse in the Belleville diocese-- has testified that former Bishop Wilton Gregory did not provide full records of priests who had been accused of molesting young people....
Not much of a surprise, I suppose. He is of the Bernardin legacy after all.




Related articles:
Diocese didn't provide information to board reviewing sex abuse allegations

Board investigating abuse by priests didn't get key info


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