These Catholic priests are (for the most part) a bunch of hypocrites; most are homosexuals; some are pedophiles. Other than that they’re a great bunch. TGO
Refer to story above. Source: Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark, N.J., Archbishop John J. Myers said he was unaware of allegations of sexual abuse and inappropriate behavior made against a priest who gave him lavish gifts when they served in the Diocese of Peoria, Ill., according to a 2010 deposition.
Myers was the Roman Catholic bishop of Peoria from 1990 to 2001. He said in the deposition he knew nothing of the allegations against Monsignor Thomas Maloney, then a priest at a parish in Normal, Ill.
The Peoria diocese entered into a $1.35 million settlement last week with former altar boy Andrew Ward, who came forward publicly and claimed he was abused by Maloney in the mid-1990s, when he was 8. The deposition was released as part of the settlement.
In the deposition, Myers said he did not know that concerns were raised about Maloney, who died in 2009. Myers said if he had learned of the allegations he would have called for an investigation.
