Texas Catholic Dioceses Reveal Names Clergy Accused of Child Sex Abuse

CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 2/15/2019, 4:20 p.m.
Every Catholic diocese in Texas has released the names of all priests, deacons and other clergy members accused of sexually …

Every Catholic diocese in Texas has released the names of all priests, deacons and other clergy members accused of sexually abusing children in the past decades. At least 298 clergy members across the state have faced "credible abuse" allegations going back to the 1940s, the lists compiled by the 15 Texas dioceses show. The dioceses publicly identified the clergy members on Thursday. Texas leaders and the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter agreed to identify those accused in October as part of an effort "to promote healing and a restoration of trust in the Catholic Church." The lists, published on each diocese's website, include the names of the clergy members, details about when and where they were ordained and which parishes they were assigned to. Each diocese compiled its own list and the details about those accused and the allegations vary.

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