Suffer the little children: Winona Diocese taking steps to protect children from predators

It’s a syllogism that continues to haunt the Roman Catholic Church: Some people sexually molest children. Some people are Roman Catholic priests and religious. Therefore, some Roman Catholic priests and religious sexually molest children.

For centuries, this was a reality spoken of in diocesan chanceries in hushed tones behind closed doors, spoken of in whispers at priestly retreats, and that haunted the dreams and blighted the lives of victims until it burst into public view and public consciousness.

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