Helena Bishop George L. Thomas said the Church had a duty to step up
and accept responsibility for former priests and other employees who
were accused of sexually abusing children, and he said it would have
been wrong not to acknowledge their pain and suffering.
Thomas told the Independent Record in
an interview that the Church could have fought claims by people in
Montana who said they were abused, but it would not be right and they
might never have seen a resolution to their cases.