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Minnesota archbishop opens investigation into fellow bishop
The Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Wednesday that he has opened an investigation — which is believed to be the first of its kind under a new Vatican protocol — into alle…
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The Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Wednesday that he has opened an investigation — which is believed to be the first of its kind under a new Vatican protocol — into allegations that a bishop in northwestern Minnesota interfered with investigations into clerical sexual misconduct.
Jeff Anderson, a St. Paul attorney who has represented hundreds of survivors of clerical sexual abuse, told The Associated Press that the allegations against [Bishop] Hoeppner [of the Crookston diocese] likely stem from lawsuits against the Crookston diocese that have been settled, including one by Ron Vasek, who was aspiring to be a deacon when, he alleged, Hoeppner blackmailed him into signing a letter in 2015 that essentially retracted his allegation that a popular priest had abused him when he was 16.
While the Minnesota investigation is the first publicly announced under the new procedures, another might be coming.
The Catholic Herald reported Monday that Cardinal Timothy Dolan, of New York, was considering his responsibilities under the new law regarding allegations against the embattled bishop of Buffalo, Richard Malone, who has come under growing pressure to resign over his handling of reports of clergy misconduct.
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