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| Fr. Thomas Reese, S.J. |
“The Vatican also needs to do its job. It appears to have no problem
investigating nuns and theologians, but investigating mismanagement by a
bishop is not a priority,” the Rev. Thomas Reese, a well-known Jesuit
commentator, told a symposium last month at Jesuit-run Santa Clara
University to mark the 10th anniversary of the Dallas charter. “Even when a bishop is indicted, no one has the sense to tell him to
take a leave of absence until the case is over,” Reese said. Priests
themselves also remain upset at the focus on their ranks to the exclusion of their bosses: “In the Dallas Charter, all consequences fall
on priests. Nothing is in there for bishops. Diocesan priests are on
their own,” one priest said in a recent survey of clergy attitudes. Even
10 years later, concerns remain that a lack of bishops’ accountability
undermines the church’s credibility with the public or, worse, leaves
children at risk:
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