Quotes about archdiocese (15 Quotes)


    This shows everybody that the laws need to change and people who commit these kinds of crimes need to be held accountable. The archdiocese knows about these predators and they let it go on.


    Sunday's Mass served as a significant moment in the life of our archdiocese and the city of New Orleans, ... The cathedral serves as a symbol that transcends any one faith and speaks to our community as a whole. Today sends a sign of hope to our city, state and nation.

    These men, whether laicized, defrocked, or restricted from ministry, continue to pose a threat to all children they come in contact with. The Archdiocese has an obligation to minimize or eradicate that threat.

    The grand jury report was certainly very painful. It's important to point out, however, that long before the report was issued, the archdiocese had taken steps to strengthen all of our children and youth protection programs, and our assistance for victims.


    The Department has learned that the archdiocese maintains a list of files and letters regarding past allegations of child abuse by clergy. ... The archdiocese has not reported those allegations of child abuse to DCFS.


    The evidence is clear. This reaches the top -- the very top of our archdiocese, ... Regrettably, the perpetrators of these crimes and the people that protected them will never face the penalties they deserve.



    You frequently hear that the Archdiocese is closing a school and that's not what the situation is. This is a very careful and thoughtful process. It takes months. There is great consultation. The bottom line is we have to determine what's going to be the best way to provide affordable quality Catholic education, not just next month but next year, five years from now, 10 years from now. We have a responsibility to do that.


    Cardinal Keeler is well respected among his fellow bishops, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore is the first American diocese, the seat of the church, ... The fact that he has chosen to be so public and forthright will hopefully resonate with bishops in other dioceses. The fact that Giuliani is a Republican, is popular, was involved with 911, doesn't change the fact that he is publicly opposed to fundamental Catholic teachings.

    It would appear to a casual observer that the second wave of settlement offers is the product of a more difficult economic climate for the archdiocese, as well as some legitimate concern about the bona fide nature of some small percentage of these alleged abusive acts.

    It is important to look at the whole person. One issue of many that are looked at in the overall evaluation process is in the area of human sexuality, ... Applicants for the Archdiocese of Washington must have a demonstrated commitment to living a chaste life and must fully embrace, through belief and action, the Church's teachings, including those on human sexuality.



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