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  • Report:: Retired bishop led 'culture of secrecy'

    08/08/2006 8:40:54 AM PDT · by Revenge of Sith · 4 replies · 293+ views
    Catholic Online ^ | 8/7/2006 | Catholic News Service
    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Retired Springfield Bishop Daniel L. Ryan "engaged in improper sexual conduct and used his office to conceal his activities" when he headed the diocese, said an investigative report released by the diocese Aug. 2. It said Bishop Ryan, Springfield's bishop from 1984 to 1999, fostered "a culture of secrecy ... that discouraged faithful priests from coming forward with information about misconduct" by other clergy in the diocese. The investigation did not address sexual abuse of minors by church personnel, for which the diocese has a separate process. But it found evidence of other misconduct in a few...