THERE ARE 74 NAMES ON A LIST RELEASED TUESDAY BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE … NAMES OF PRIESTS AND OTHER CATHOLIC CLERGY ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING CHILDREN. THE LIST WAS RELEASED TUESDAY WITH AN APOLOGY FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE PAIN AND SUFFERING OF THE VICTIMS.
MANY OF THE NAMES ON THE LIST ARE OF CLERGY WHO HAVE ALREADY DIED. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SANTA FE ARCHDIOCESE HAS RELEASED THE LIST. ARCHBISHOP JOHN WESTER SAYS IT’S A “CRITICAL STEP” TO PROMOTE HEALING AND IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY.
