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12 March 2019

Catholic Archbishop, on his hands and knees, begged for forgiveness over abuse

Bishops across the country are reeling over accusations that they are implicated in a decadeslong cover-up to protect priests who had sexually abused children. When the Archdiocese of Hartford released a list this year identifying 48 priests accused of sexual abuse, five of them had served at the same church: St. George’s, in the small coastal town of Guilford. One had been a pastor there for more than a decade, baptizing children and hearing confessions.

https://indianexpress.com/article/world/catholic-archbishop-on-his-hands-and-knees-begged-for-forgiveness-over-abuse/