U.S. Catholic bishops plan to elect new leaders when they gather in Baltimore this week
to be the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are part of its powerful conservative wing, and have not fully embraced some of the pope's priorities, such as focusing more on the marginalized than on culture-war battles.
Usually this is a formality, with the bishops elevating the conference’s vice president to the post. But this year’s election is wide open because the current VP — Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron — will turn 75 soon, making him ineligible to serve. A coalition of lay advocacy groups organized an online petition pushing for a new apology that has gained more than 1,100 signatures.
But David Clohessy, a longtime leader in the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, isn’t among those calling for a new apology: “All the apologies on Earth don’t keep a single kid safe. Promptly suspending molesters and harshly disciplining enablers, those steps both protect kids now and help survivors heal.”
Steven Millies, an expert on the Catholic Church in the U.S., called Gregory's 2002 apology a historic moment and a powerful gesture, but said in an email that another highly visible one would not be amiss, especially since abuse revelations have continued.
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