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16 January 2019

Abuse report’s claim of cover-up, mishandling of cases called ‘misleading’

WASHINGTON – The conclusion reached by a Pennsylvania grand jury that six of the state’s Catholic dioceses acted “in virtual lockstep” to cover up abuse allegations and dismiss alleged victims over a 70-year period starting in 1947 is “inaccurate,” “unfair” and “misleading,” said a veteran journalist in an in-depth article for Commonweal magazine.

https://www.catholic-sf.org/news/abuse-reports-claim-of-cover-up-mishandling-of-cases-called-misleading