The Catholic Church of the United States has identified 286 priests who mistreated children in Texas

On Thursday, leaders of the Catholic Church in the United States identified 286 priests and other church leaders who allegedly badually abused minors. in recent decades.

Fifteen Dioceses of the State of Texas, including Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston, They revealed the names of religious who allegedly mistreated children and adolescents, as part of a campaign that began in August 2018, when a Pennsylvania court made public the cases of 300 priests who reportedly did the same.

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

For its part, Michael Olson, of Fort Worth, noted in a letter to his parishioners that he felt "deeply ashamed of past mistakes on the part of church leaders who have failed to protect the children."

After the publication of the minutes in the state of Pennsylvania in August, Nearly 50 dioceses across the United States have published lists with the names of more than 1,200 priests accused of badually abusing minors.

In this document, the Pennsylvania jury criticized the fact that all identified cases had been left aside by church leaders "who preferred to protect the aggressors and the institution".

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 of the United States then announced a comprehensive plan to deal with the "moral catastrophe" who suffers within the American church after the scandal of badual abuse on minors revealed in Pennsylvania.

For its part, The Vatican has called the "criminals" the priest abuse of minors described in the Pennsylvania report and felt that "there should be some support" for the perpetrators and those who "allowed it to happen".

After the scandal, Several Catholic congregations from 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 EFE)