Pat Howard: Erie bishop shines light into darkness

I never thought I’d witness a moment like Bishop Lawrence Persico releasing the names of 51 people connected to the Catholic Diocese of Erie who had been credibly accused of sexual misconduct with children. Persico on Friday identified 34 priests and former priests, 21 of whom are dead. He also called to account 17 laypeople, two of whom are dead. That number of priests, which even Persico said will likely grow, represents about 6 percent of the priests who served the diocese from the mid-1940s to the present.

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