Why 37 accused priests are still serving

[Paxton25]

A bomb was buried deep in last week's grand-jury report on clergy sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia:

At least 37 priests accused of molestation and other inappropriate behavior toward children have been allowed to remain in active ministry.

''These simply are not the actions of an institution that is serious about ending sexual abuse of its children,'' the report said. ''There is no other conclusion.''

Why 37 accused priests are still serving - Philly.com

 

[JimR-OCDS]

No priest in the article were identified, why is that?


Also from the article;

Cardinal Justin Rigali was quick to respond.

"I assure all the faithful that there are no archdiocesan priests in ministry today who have an admitted or established allegation of sexual abuse of a minor against them," he said in a short letter to all 267 parishes in the 1.5 million-member archdiocese, sent hours after the report's release Thursday

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Jim