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Iowa News: Priests in Iowa's Roman Catholic Diocese determined by review board to have engaged in inappropriate conduct

By Steve Lombardi

The Des Moines Register reports this morning the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport, Iowa using a five-member review panel found four priests engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct. That report is sent to the Pope in Rome who then determines if defrocking is necessary.

“The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport on Monday released the names of four more priests it says can be "credibly accused" of sexual abuse.”

SNAP is an organization for Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. The Vatican has issued screening guidelines for priests.

“The church said it issued the new guidelines to help church leaders weed out candidates with "psychopathic disturbances." The scandals have rocked the church in recent years, triggering lawsuits that have cost hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements.”

If you are at all interested in a seeing a list of priests with some level of culpability visit the Bishop Accountability Organization online. A search page allows searches by name, diocese or state.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi

Full post as published by Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer on November 04, 2008 (boomark / email).