seems he's a little too mcuh Bahgdad Bob.
He’s got a reputation to protect. That comes first.
Actually he is a very faithful Bishop and is not liberal like his predecessor. The St. Paul Archdiocese was lucky to get Nienstedt for a bishop. He cleaned up the seminary, removed the liberal theologians, and now they are getting lots more vocations.
When Nienstedt was appointed to the Archdiocese, the strongly liberal parishes and universities objected fiercely. Nienstedt is correct that not all priests accused of molestation are guilty. It would be wrong to publish a list of every name that ever was put forth as guilty when some of them have been exonerated from guilt.
There may be some residual problems here that need to be addressed, but this smells like a campaign against an orthodox bishop who is riling the feathers of the liberals. They will do and say anything to remove traditional Christian leaders.
I think the jury is still out on this one.