BOSTON – A watchdog group frustrated that Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston hasn't released a promised list of suspected pedophile priests in his archdiocese is disclosing the names of nine who were accused of abuse and haven't been named. All are believed to be dead.
On Thursday, the group BishopAccountability.org urged the head of a powerful lay advisory committee, the archdiocese's review board, to pressure O'Malley to act.
In 2009, O'Malley wrote he was considering improving policy on releasing information about accused clergy. The archdiocese said Thursday it's made "substantial progress" on what it called an "important undertaking," but did not indicate when the list might be released
Clergy sex abuse victims say the public airing of the name of a priest accused of abuse is a vital step toward healing.
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