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New Orleans Saints' Emails Reveal Deep Involvement in Church's Clergy Abuse Crisis Management

New Orleans church leaders sought help from the New Orleans Saints for a public relations campaign regarding a list of predatory Catholic priests.
Internal emails reveal that Saints executives were deeply involved in the church's crisis management efforts, including briefing on calls with prosecutors.
Saints' spokesman Greg Bensel coordinated a PR strategy, contacting media and preparing talking points during the clergy abuse crisis.
Community members expressed anger over the Saints' involvement, with some feeling betrayed by the team's actions to protect the church.

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Straight Arrow News

Questions surround New Orleans Saints after church abuse emails released

The New Orleans Saints are facing new questions about their involvement in a local church sex abuse scandal. The scrutiny comes after hundreds of emails were released to The Associated Press. The Saints deny any involvement other than helping the Catholic church with public relations aspects of the case. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league will not investigate the Saints. As the Super Bowl takes over the spotlight in New Orleans, the …

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National Catholic Register

New Orleans NFL Team Denies it Had Input into Archdiocesan Clergy Abuse List

dean bertoncelj/Shutterstock New Orleans saints NFL club logo. | Credit: dean bertoncelj/Shutterstock A media firestorm erupted this week after leaked emails showed the extent of the Saints’ involvement in offering the archdiocese public relations help amid its reckoning with the clergy abuse crisis.

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NBC News

NFL's Saints leadership accused of helping Catholic church during abuse scandal

The New Orleans Saints face new allegations for its alleged role in providing damage control for the Catholic church during a 2018 sex abuse crisis. NBC News' Marissa Parra has the details on the email exchanges between the Saints' leadership and church leaders.

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Breitbart

REPORT: Emails Reveal Saints Deeply Involved in Church's Response to Abuse Scandal

The New Orleans Saints stepped up to help the New Orleans Archdiocese launch a PR blitz to confront the growing clergy sex abuse scandal.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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