CATHOLIC DIOCESE: "WE WILL PROTECT CHILDREN'; OFFICIALS OUTLINE NEW DIOCESAN EFFORT TO END THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS.(Local)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: October 10, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Renee K. Gadoua Staff writer

Syracuse's Bishop James Moynihan on Thursday reiterated his invitation to victims of clergy sexual abuse.

"Report it to the diocese, to the authorities, or both," he said.

That invitation reflects the Syracuse Diocese's commitment to eliminating sexual abuse, Moynihan said during a news conference at which he and other officials outlined the diocese's new Child & Youth Protection Policy.

"It has been difficult to learn the diocese has not been immune to incidents of child sexual abuse," Moynihan said.

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