The Catholic Church in Texas identifies 286 priests who mistreated children

Leaders of the Catholic Church in Texas identified today 286 priests and other ecclesiastical offices, which allegedly would have minors badually abused in recent decades.

Fifteen dioceses of this state, including those of Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston, They revealed the names of religious who allegedly mistreated children and adolescents as part of a campaign launched August 2018, when a Pennsylvania court made public the cases of 300 priests who supposedly did the same thing.

"The bishops of Texas We decided to make known the names of these priests at that time, because it is fair and equitable, with the aim of offering healing and hope to those who have suffered, "he said. he said today in a statement. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the diocese of Galveston-Houston.

For its part, Rev. Michael Olson of Fort WorthHe said in a letter to his parishioners that he felt "deeply ashamed of the mistakes of the past from those in charge of leadership in the Church who failed to protect the children ".

After the publication of the minutes in the state of Pennsylvania in August, about 50 dioceses across the country have published lists with names on 1200 priests accused of badual abuse of minors.

In this document, the Pennsylvania jury criticized the fact that all identified cases were left by the leaders of the Church "They preferred to protect the abusers and the institution, in particular."

As a result of the concealment, almost all cases were too old to be judged, since the majority of them are prior to the year 2000.

The episcopal conference The country then announced a comprehensive plan to address the "moral catastrophe" who is suffering from the bad of the American church after the A scandal of badual abuse of children discovered in Pennsylvania.

For its part, the Vatican has called "Criminals" the priests abuse towards minors described in the Pennsylvania report and considered that "there should be some support" aggressors and those who "allowed them to happen".

After the scandal, various Catholic congregations in the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and New York have made known the identity of the priests involved in this type of activity and They condemned the facts.

With information from EFEUSA