Vigano did not quash Nienstedt investigation
Pull quotes from Abp. Vigano's August 26 statement:
“I never told anyone that Greene Espel [a law firm conducting the investigation] should stop the [Nienstedt] inquiry, and I never ordered any document to be destroyed. Any statement to the contrary is false, he added.“However, I did instruct one of the auxiliary bishops, Lee A. Piche, to remove from the computer and the archdiocesan archives the letter falsely asserting that I had suggested the investigation be halted. I insisted on this not only to protect my name, but also that of the nunciature and the Holy Father who would be unnecessarily harmed by having a false statement used against the church.”
Thank you; I’ve seen some updates to that effect as well.