OPEN the secret files, Archbishop J. Peter Sartain. The Archdiocese of Seattle last month took the long overdue act of
naming 77 local clergy accused of sexual misconduct with minors. It
should have happened in 2004, when a high-level review board comprised
primarily of lay people suggested the diocese come clean.
Better late than never. But this was only a half-step toward repentance. Two members of that layperson review board — former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay and former King County Superior Court Judge Terry Carroll, both prominent Catholics who’ve devoted their careers to justice — called on the archdiocese to release confidential files on the abusive priests.
http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/open-the-secret-files-on-clergy-sexual-abuse-of-minors-in-western-washington/
Better late than never. But this was only a half-step toward repentance. Two members of that layperson review board — former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay and former King County Superior Court Judge Terry Carroll, both prominent Catholics who’ve devoted their careers to justice — called on the archdiocese to release confidential files on the abusive priests.
http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/open-the-secret-files-on-clergy-sexual-abuse-of-minors-in-western-washington/