Vatican clears retired US bishop of multiple abuse claims
January 27, 2021
DENVER (AP) — The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, rejecting lay experts' determination that a half-dozen claims were credible and instead slapping him on the wrist for what it called "flagrant" imprudent behavior.
The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith exonerated retired Cheyenne, Wyoming Bishop Joseph Hart of seven accusations of abuse and determined that five others couldn't be proven "with moral certitude." Two other cases involving boys who were 16 and 17 couldn't be prosecuted because the Cat...
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