Group to discuss plan for restricted roles; bishops back proposal.(The Dallas Morning News)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: August 6, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

DALLAS _ Clergy from religious orders, who make up one-third of the nation's priests, can continue working in restricted roles in their communities even if they've sexually abused minors, under a proposal backed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The proposal to be discussed this week in Philadelphia by the Conference of Major Superiors of Men means that predator priests affiliated with religious communities are treated less severely than priests under the jurisdiction of bishops and dioceses.

U.S. bishops adopted a sexual-abuse policy in Dallas two months ago, ...

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