New Jersey Catholic bishop says diocese will no longer oppose investigation into abuse allegations

NJ Catholic bishop says diocese will no longer oppose investigation into abuse allegations

The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese says he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse that the church has been fighting behind closed doors in court for years.

New Jersey Catholic diocese pulls opposition to clergy sex abuse probe

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The mystery of Bishop Shanley

FARGO — In the wake of Pope Francis’s recent passing, Catholics worldwide have turned their thoughts to the enduring legacies of the clergy, from the grandeur of the Vatican to the quiet corners of local parishes. Here in Fargo, one such legacy comes with an unexpected twist: the story of Bishop John Shanley, the city’s first bishop and namesake of Shanley High School, whose body was lost to history until a group of curious priests (with the hel…

New Jersey Catholic bishop says diocese will no longer oppose investigation into abuse allegations

The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese says he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse that the church has been fighting behind closed doors in court for years.

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Last week, I promised that I would consult with local Church officials to reexamine the current legal position of the Diocese of Camden in the case now before the New Jersey Supreme Court, in which we have been objecting to the impaneling of a grand jury for the purposes of a presentation on clergy sexual abuse in the State of New Jersey. Last Thursday, I convened the Board of Trustees, the College of Consultors, and t…

The Catholic bishop of a diocese in New Jersey said he will no longer oppose an investigation by the state investigative jury into sexual abuse by the clergy that the church has fought behind closed doors in court for years.