A new investigation into priest abuse cases in California brings hope and some caution.
for his handling of the scandal that undercut his moral authority as one of America’s most important Catholic leaders. In the wake of the settlement, the church imposed a series of reforms.by allegations that church leaders mishandled abuse cases, sometimes moving clergy suspected of wrongdoing to other parishes rather than punishing them and informing law enforcement. Individual priests have been criminally prosecuted, but investigations of church leaders ended without charges.
“I am a little more measured, as time and time again law enforcement agencies have talked of actions and nothing has come of it in terms of the church’s higher-up figures and their behavior,” he said. Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra in a letter to the dioceses requested records that include all allegations of sexual misconduct with minors received from 1996 to the present, regardless of when the misconduct took place, along with any actions taken against any individual who was accused or who failed to report allegations to law enforcement.
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